And here it is. My birthday 1/17 falls on thursday this year. Iwill have to work. Do I have to ride it on that day or can I do it on a day off. 55 miles will be my longest ride so far and I would like to have the time to finish without trying to get to work. I guess I could take vacation.

Those of that are fortunate to have rides in the middle of winter- with the cold and the rain and the winds- Thank goodness that the extra year has given us a bit of common sense to ride on someones elses birthday.

I normally try to get in a long ride around my birthday and most years I manage it. In fact most of my Sunday rides are near my birthday distance- but this year- Too much going on and the weather is against me. The Birthday ride- in my opinion- Should be down to the pub with a bunch of mates and they pay- The ride your age ride- can be done when the weather improves and can be any time- Even if you live in San Diego. Have heard that SD has been having some horrendous weather with a doubling of the years rain falling in just a week and wind strength means you can fly a kite- if you run fast enough.

Happy birthday in advance!
My birthday was on Monday 12/17 so I rode my age on Sunday the 16th 62 miles and then just to be sure rode my age the next two weekends also. My previous longest distance was only 50 miles. Would have done it again this weekend but I am spoiled living in So Cal when it comes to not wanting to ride in the rain.

Happy birthday. Tell your boss it's your birthday and you will not be in. Have a great ride.





If he has a problem tell him I said it was OK.

A little early

Those of us who have winter birthdays have to pick a day with decent weather. Thankfully the government has made mine a national holiday this year so maybe I can get mine accomplished on my actual birthday

My 50th birthday was on 1/1. I rode 2x my age that day!

Thankfully the Solvang Double Century is usually on or near my birthday, so I can get in 200 miles and ride my age times 4 (well, almost).

The organizers (actually, Deb from Planet Ultra) actually gave me a free jersey when I finished the ride on my birthday, bless her heart!

Rick / OCRR

You made it. Welcome to the 50+ gang.

Take the day off and ride 55 that day, without a doubt. It will be worth it, your co-workers will be impressed, and you will feel great to be able to do it.

If you don't do the ride on your birthday, you must must eat double the pie you would normally eat at the end of the ride to atone for the infraction of the rules.

Thanks!

+1

Hope you have a great birthday and year, and get your ride in!

BTW, I never work on my birthday. I may have to be in the office, but I don't work.

Since this is a personal thing you can use whatever rules that makes sense. I am 59 and have been riding for 2 1/2 years. My birthday is the end of April so certainly the weather usually cooperates here in the North East. However since any bithday can fall during the work week and I like to ride with my club on the weekends I feel riding my age any time reasonably close to my birthday is fine. Generally my club rides by then start to stretch close to the 60 mile mark anyway so I am safe. I figure within two or three weeks from my birthday is fine and I am guessing I rode 59 miles or over last year 12-15 times anyway.

Happy Birthday

Ride as close to the day as you can .. no big deal.

My "rules" for myself are simple: ride my age, sometime during the year that I am that age. I know everyone here thinks it's boring, but I am nearly to the point where my route is traditional. I ride around Coronado "Island" (really not an island), which is a six mile circumference. I get to look at the San Diego skyline for a while, the ocean itself for a while, some absolutely gorgeous old homes said to be occupied by retired admirals, and a golf course. In the summer, I also get to rest my eyes on innumerable coeds heading for the beach.

I go round and round until I've reached my age. I can stop almost anywhere and find food or beverage. The only obstacles I encounter are tourists riding rental bikes (particularly the surreys) going the wrong way on the street because they *think* cyclists are supposed to ride against traffic.

Boring? Not to me. The only thing (which makes me laugh when it happens) is that, without a cycling computer on board, I would lose count of the laps.

Here's a shot of the bridge I have to cross to get to Coronado. Unfortunately, it's closed to cycling.

I think there was a thread within the last several years on the rules for a Birthday ride. After numerous replies we came to conclusion is that there are no rules.......

That was me, the 2nd week of this past September, and the only rule was that if you don't do it ON your birthday, you need to post when you did it so it could be objected to as group entertainment.

Yup. Loops are a good thing
1.) Depending on the size of the loop, you're seldom far away from home (or car
if you transported0.
2.) You can crank a lot of miles but still be in a freindly, familiar area.

I rode a century and never was more than 20 miles from home....seemed like
no big deal that way.

I should think you can do your Age Ride any time during the year.

Happy Trails

DG, there's nothing wrong with what you are doing, and I'm sure the coeds make it quite a scenic ride. But when you eventually break the bounds of your small loops and do a long ride that covers a large area, you are going to ask yourself why you waited so long. Get outta town!

I understand how unnerving it can be to go far from home. Almost every ride, once I get about 10 miles away, I think, "Shoot. I would think this was too far to DRIVE to. What if something happens?"

Which is why I'm learning to fix my bike, and I am not* mechanically inclined. The better I get at that, the simpler it seems, and the less likely I am to get into trouble.

But I can relate to the feeling. I would do loops, too, if I didn't dislike a set route so much.

I like them rules!

Do like the rest of us- Listen to DG's version and then make up your own.

You don't have to ride your age- but when you do it is the "Custom" to report on the ride with pics and you must have pie somewhere on the ride. In fact on this Forum- it is Pie with everything.

I plan to ride my age 55. If I post pics I will have to learn how. As for pie that part is easy.