Interesting, you are trying to live up to your last name. But doesn't sound retro to me. Sounds more like just crossed over the hill, or having a hard time dealing with being on the downhill run. 50 is 50 is 50. 40 somethings tend to pretend they are in the late 30's, but still have same calendar age. As a society we have done better in having a life expectancy age being younger than chronological ages.

Even more interesting Webster has "old" as "been in existence a long time, but the phrase "middle age" means "between the years of about 40 to about 65". So "old age" is "when strength and vigor decline". Old is relative, like a 5 year old calling the 40 year old grandparent, OLD.

In this case the dude was old: 1. old bike, 2. old style clothing, i.e. grandparent clothing, and 3. struggling to move.

The assumption he used to hae more strength and vigor may not be true, but assume it is as he was working to get to better shape. The real problem is not with the word "old" but with the common association of "old" with words like "decrepit, doddering, senile, wasted, outdated, passe, relic, feeble, rusty. and old coot." Most everyone on this forum may be old, i.e over 50, but is fighting not to have any of the above words associated with them any sooner then necessary. In fact, don't we all want to set a new example that shouts "old" is not feeble?

Please be more IN-sensitive to this in the future or we'll have to automatically redirect your posts to the newly formed "Antediluvian" forum.