Intro, Warning, long & boring!!
 

Wow, I found a home....:D

I am a newbie coming back..Never was real good at biccyling, but I love the exercise. My son gave me used 70ish Raleigh Competition GS, way back in 1982. I ride it every now and then. However, the old man got married recently.. Oh yeah, and my wife is 23 years my junior!:D
I am an exercise freak. I workout at the gym 6 days a week.

I luckingly found a mate for my old Raleigh. A used Schwinn Traveler for the wifee!! It is the shop getting tune, and as soon as it comes out, me and the wifee are going riding!!:D

BTW, you can see I am coming back on the cheap too!! :D

This thread is great.:thumb:
People 65 and over usually get discriminated over.
I got a big yap too.. ;)

Here is my Raleigh, will post a pic of the Schwinn as soon as it comes out the shop.

http://www.cehoward.net/raleigh2.jpg

Welcome - good thing your bike isn't any longer!! :)

Pretty soon, you will looking for that n+1 bike.

Glad you like the 65+ forum. We range up to about 80 years old.

Welcome Howard, glad to see you here and keep us up to date on your riding, POST

80 years old!!!:thumb: Now, at 69 that makes me feel like a youngster!!;)

That was my old 6x14 trailer..Moved up to a 7x14, gave me another foot!!
Life is dam sweet.

Let me warn you all, I got a big yap..:D

Thanks much, I can tell that this is going to be fun. And as we all know, or should know, we only going around this thing one time!!;)

Let me warn you all, I got a big yap..:D

Howard, if we don't like what you say we just don't read you!!

Cool Burr...;)

BTW, I am a liberal...:lol:

You live in Kansas?

Nope! :)

I'm a liberal, too, but it doesn't matter as this group is about bikes, not politics. My bike ia willing to go to the right as well as the left.

Can't be said or put any better!:thumb:

They say that "wisdom only comes with age"..tis the truth too..:D

This is the bike I got for the wife. Picked it up for $25 at a thrift shop. Paid little over $50 at LBS to get it tuned .

Schwinn Traveler.

http://www.cehoward.net/wschinn2.jpg

apr 30 turned 67 did 100 mi on the heritage trail in york pa next week woll be in altoona a t canoe creek to ride that area this is a gift i also do 5 days a week in a local gym got to keep gping got friends carrying oxygen tanks they wouldnt quit smoking enjoy that cigaret now

Bluteswagon, Haven't had a cig. in 20 years (from 3 packs). I lift three days and ride three days.

Do Or Die.

That is all the RIGHT MOVES rolled into one. Some people don't realize how HARD it is to quit smoking. I got lucky. ;) In addition, a lot of people don't realize how you benifit when you stop smoking. I quit some 20 years ago too. My health went up 400%. Your 6 day routine is on the money too.:thumb:

ted threads after logging in only to be told i can't post so I am pissed with your bike site go jump in the lake I am not typing it all over again

So how did you post thisnFool?

gotta give you big props...:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

As we BOTH know, that gym and/or working out is the key to longitivity. Not only that, if you got a rush for young actions, like we both have, we got to keep the body up to par to do what our minds want..

When I grow up, I want to be just like you!!! :D :thumb:

i had two hobbies that intersected. ww2 reenacting and cycling. the Brits the Germans and to a lesser extent the US Army used bicycles in ww2, so I have 3 bikes outfitted like that, actually several German Wehrmacht fahrraden, there is a group of reenactors who are into bikes, cant think of tieir url right now tho. I have ridden German bikes at reenactments. and there are usually several parked around the encampment of each German unit. Swiss bikes are used as well as many European bikes as the Germans tended to steal the locals bikes, Oh excuse me commandeer. appropriate whatever. Martin Caiden wrote a book about bicycles at war. I remember reading a chapter about a Doctor escaping the German assault in the Ardennes(the battle of the bulge) on a bike, He later became the head of the L.A.W. League of American Wheelmen. A spy on the French side carried documents in his handlebars claiming to be on a training ride. The Germans never had a clue.

That's great stuff. Not into reactments, but I like following the events of WW2. The Battle of the Bulge, and Midway, IMO were classic battles, and the world will never seen anything like them again..

The Logos on the back of my F150 fit this thread to a tee. Although the number will be turning 70 real soon. Anyway, it fits this thread..Thought I would share..My wife's bike and mine..

http://www.cehoward.net/bikecam35.jpg

Keep pumping dude, you da man

Turned 65 two weeks ago so this is my first visit to this thread. I was hoping I wouldn't see postings here about centuries but, alas, some people can still do it. Actually I never did ride a century, though I am sure I could have when younger. My maximum was 90 miles when I was 35, but that was touring with loaded panniers in hilly countryside and I had enough energy left to explore Seattle on foot that evening.

A few years ago I could do 100 km touring but my maximum seems to be about 60 km now. I can still go fast and I am strong up short hills, but endurance just isn't what it used to be.

Welcome to "The Old Group", hope you kids can keep up.

Ken, you do what you enjoy! If it's 20 miles three times a week fine, that's what I do. Thing is enjoy everything you do, push as hard as you want to. It's like giving money to the cuURch, you don't give till it hurts you give till it feels good.

I also lift weight three days a week and today my wonderful wife joined me so maybe She will want to do more often.

Welcome, enjoy and please post often.

Hooray...sort of....
 

Please welcome me to this thread....I have two hours of my 65th birthday left.

Can"t say I"m pleased to qualify, although a lot don"t get even this far. Must be the average of two kms I do every day on me bike. (a red Trek Equinox E9 converted to a really nice road bike). Will post pics. soon,not now "cos it"s nearly bedtime and my 22 year old wife is calling me....:lol: :lol: :lol:
only kidding.

Ok you old farts....see you later...ZZZZZZZZZZZZ.


Dave in Western Australia.(Official Pensioner) :cry::twitchy:

Yo Burr, me and the wife will be strapping the bikes to the back of the F150 and heading out to scenic places..Got a bike rack that fits right in the hitch.:thumb:

Oh boy, and I will be pumping too...:)

Since you a newbie 65, let me cue you in ..Life Begins At 65!!:thumb:

I ain't never rode a century either, but I tell you what, I am gonna do one!!:D

Please don't throw that block on things because the 65 level has been reached. We just BETTER...

I am no where near as verse in bicycling as you are, so start your endurance training build up.. It will be there. I could almost bet that after this chat, you ready for a double century!!:D

great peddlin to you,

Ahh, this is great. Happy Birthday Big Time!!:thumb:

Just like I told the other poster, Life Begins At 65!:thumb: No Chit!!:D

Post the pics..

BTW, I am 69, and my 46 year old wife is calling me, and when she calls, I come!!!:D

Again, Happy Birthday..

Howard, you're a dirty old man. I'm 68 and my wife 51.
Read this:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,592762,00.html

Being a "dirty old man" does have its moments, I tell you that!!;)

I read the article, dam good news, I tell you that too...:D

Burr, I think we have the right idea!!;)