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Old 05-04-17, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by FlashBazbo
1. From what I saw, the wives stay wives for life. I'm not sure what happens to the mistresses after their "sell by" date. I never met a mistress who appeared to be 35 or older.

2. Does anyone ride bikes there? Yes. Aruba has a national cycling team. The weather is almost always 80*, day or night, year round. It doesn't rain much. But . . . it is always extremely windy, there are no hills (or even overpasses), and the native foliage drops large thorns -- often onto the road surfaces.
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Originally Posted by ironknee
Or you know when you're an over 50 cyclist when....

...and getting more "over" every year.
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Hate to disappoint you guys but I never check out a person's bike when they ride by, being totally indifferent to it. I probably would pay attention to the attractive woman however.
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you're welcome



this is no coed, she's a famous triathlete, sorry don't know her name


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Thanks @rumrunn6 !!
NOW this thread is starting to turn around.
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Originally Posted by jon c.
I think perhaps it's a function of having reached the age that you are decidedly and clearly out of the market, so young women feel more free to be friendly without fear that it will be mistaken as an invitation for anything more.
This, exactly.
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I would also like to add descriptions of my commutes. I have two modes.

In New York City, people take dress pretty seriously, so some people are really well dressed.

Sometimes I take the subway, and people are in street clothes. I look at people and say wow. Some of the young people are so good looking, I'm tempted to say it should be illegal. And they don't even know the aura they are putting out.

Other times, I ride my bike. It's a 14 mile trip each way, and nine miles are on the Hudson River Greenway. Many people use it as a commuting route, and many use it for exercise. People are well dressed there, either in work clothes or in workout clothes. They are stylish and form fitting. I get to see a person from the front or the back but not both. A rear view mirror doesn't help me admire people. But I have a nice time seeing what I see.

I live in Greenwich Village which has for a long time been a big place for gay (LGBTQ) people. I'm often mistaken for gay, and men often check me out. Lucky for me I'm oblivious to the signals of flirtation.
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Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
Thanks, @Tom, but I wear Planet Bike gloves, readily available in Boston (they have Velcro closures ).
I really like the planet bike gloves. Accept no substitute! My wife buys them for me for birthday, Christmas, etc. But last time she got some called "aero tech". These are NFG.

In Hawaii, I rarely see women on bikes where I ride (to notice how "shapely" they are while supposedly "looking at the bike") but the "normal" dress code is pretty brief. By virtue of being on the retired list, I often am riding when the local high schools let out. I can't believe what the kids wear. In my day, it would be hard to pay attention to what a teacher was saying with that in my line of sight.

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Originally Posted by Daspydyr
Then again, I live in Las Vegas and show girls ride bikes a lot to keep their butts and legs toned. Sheesh that can be distracting.

Wow! I would think that all of those head dresses and tail feathers would get in the way of a good bike ride.
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Originally Posted by noglider

I live in Greenwich Village which has for a long time been a big place for gay (LGBTQ) people. I'm often mistaken for gay, and men often check me out. Lucky for me I'm oblivious to the signals of flirtation.
Other than location, I know exactly what you mean. It still bothers me, when men hit on me, but in today's world, you just have to learn to politely decline. 🙄
I was having lunch in a bike trail park/rest area a couple weeks ago, and 2 of these female "co-eds" stopped to look at the maps on the billboard. They were enjoying putting on a little show for me, and I was trying not to stare, lol, when one of them lost her balance & fell over. She wasn't hurt, other than her pride, but her embarrasment was pretty extreme. It took me a few minutes to actually process it all, after they left, it was so strange. 😉
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No, you got me wrong. No one hits on me. Or if they do, I don't notice. Flirting is fine, as long as everyone knows it's not serious. I don't take a chance at it, though.

The only flirtation I get is when I walk my dog in the city. She's an old greyhound with a striking appearance and demeanor. Young couples go on dates in my neighborhood, as we have lots of restaurants and shops which attract tourists. Typically, the woman approach me asking to greet the dog, and they fawn over my dog. I think they're really hoping to see how their boyfriends react, to see how much nurturing they have in their natures. I see it as some kind of mating ritual, and I'm happy to play a part in it, especially because I'm not going to win or lose. The couples are often at least a little drunk, though it's more visible with the women. My dog stands perfectly still and doesn't look at people when they pet her, and people take this to be sweetness, which intensifies the fawning.

When high school or college women -- or men! -- get embarrassed in front of me, I realize whatever pain they're going through is worse than any of mine, so I can relax. If it helps to pretend not to notice them, I do that. The City is a very crowded place and even more so than before. We are all practiced at pretending not to see each other, so the dog greeting thing is a sharp exception to the usual behavior.
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Originally Posted by noglider
@Jim from Boston, there is a bike shop in Yonkers, near where I work, that has a large stock of gloves from 30 or 40 years ago with the crocheted back. I'm jes' sayin'.
I want to go there.
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Old 05-05-17, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ascherer
I want to go there.
Yeah let's do that. @greg3rd48 told me about it. It's another old Jamaican guy who knows Larry, the guy who owns Larry's Freewheeling in Manhattan. He had a ~1980 Peugeot UO-18 he just wanted out of the shop, so he gave it to Greg who gave it to me, and I'm going to fix it up for my daughter's friend.
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Originally Posted by noglider
No, you got me wrong. No one hits on me. Or if they do, I don't notice. Flirting is fine, as long as everyone knows it's not serious. I don't take a chance at it, though.

Maybe it's just that typecasting thing, like on Seinfeld. Some folks figure if you're tall, thin, & neat, you "must" be gay, lol. 🙄😁 Or at least safer to take a chance on. In your avatar, you don't look overly thin, so folks are probably less likely to chance a potential confrontation.
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Originally Posted by noglider
Yeah let's do that. @greg3rd48 told me about it. It's another old Jamaican guy who knows Larry, the guy who owns Larry's Freewheeling in Manhattan. He had a ~1980 Peugeot UO-18 he just wanted out of the shop, so he gave it to Greg who gave it to me, and I'm going to fix it up for my daughter's friend.
Hope you have better luck with it than I had with the Super Course. Yes, field trip. Are you in town this weekend?
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Originally Posted by stardognine
Maybe it's just that typecasting thing, like on Seinfeld. Some folks figure if you're tall, thin, & neat, you "must" be gay, lol. 🙄😁 Or at least safer to take a chance on. In your avatar, you don't look overly thin, so folks are probably less likely to chance a potential confrontation.
Hmm. Thin, yes. Tall, no. 5'9", 155 lbs. That Seinfeld episode was funny. There's an episode that fits every life situation.
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Originally Posted by raceboy
Wow! I would think that all of those head dresses and tail feathers would get in the way of a good bike ride.
They can wear these on any ride with me.


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Strange coincidence ... Believe it or not, riding home from work yesterday, there were few beautiful women ... also dressed as showgirls. I have no idea what they were doing ... a photoshoot?

My daughter and I just passed on by ... I missed a golden opportunity.
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Well there is a college here in town (Roger Williams) so I suppose I get to see lots of coeds in the course of a ride so not much need to comment on that. But today, on the bike path, I did see three men cyclists and one was wearing a tutu. I was about to ask him if had lost a bet or something but then I thought it best to be safe rather than sorry and kept my mouth shut.
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Originally Posted by canklecat
Sure feels 1970 all of a sudden.
Ten years ago or so my wife and I took the grandkids to the library. I wanted to make sure my grandson knew how to find a book. He said he wanted a book on hotrods. So we looked it up on thecomputer, wrote down the Dewey number, navigated the stacks, found the book and checked it out at the self-check. I asked if he had any questions and he said, "Why do you keep calling the computer the 'card catalog'?"

I guess that's like my grandmother telling me to fetch the milk out of the 'ice box'.

On the other hand, I think you all knew what I meant by 'coed'.
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Originally Posted by BobbyG
...I think you all knew what I meant by 'coed'.
Yeah, and I think this thread is in grave danger of degrading into a creepy laundry list of our Playboy Forum fantasy stories. Admit it...at least SOME of you are getting a little horny sharing and reading these posts, right? I'd like to suggest that we squash it right now, before we make one of the "coeds" who enjoy this forum too uncomfortable to ever come back. Just sayin'.
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