Welcome. That Sun Baja Cruz looks like something my kids had when they were 12-14 y/o. Is it fast? ;)

Not sure where on the Forums to put this (if at all) ....

Momma's Phophecy Came True - only a 50 year incubation.
When I was a teenager, she would occasionally tell me, "You're a little bit screwy, maybe you should have your head examined".
Well I did (finally), got it fixed (maybe), and hope to be back soon (god willing).

Any other old-timers still realizing anew - Momma was waay smarter than we ever gave her credit for?

ps - only 64, so forgive me.

Why does Strave refuse to setup more age groups?
 

Our only workaround on Strava is to form clubs that are age based and that gives us some idea of how we are doing. But my short membership in a 70+ group leads me to believe I am in very bad shape for my age. In fact I see my chances of moving up in the group as being unrealistic if not impossible. That leads me to question my need for Strava. If I am truly on the bottom of my age group in Strava, with no real hope of improving - why do I need Strava premium or for that matter do I really need Strava? Probably won't get a real answer, but today I asked Strava to explain their refusal to add one or more older age groups. BTW I am 75.

FNG here. 67 yrs old. Been into two wheels for 43 yrs.....always with a motor. HD's and the last 9 were BMW's. Reared ended last fall at 33 MPH while stopped at a red light. The guy was texting at the time. I know, hard to believe:crash: Hung up M/C's after that. I was very lucky, only a broken arm. No injuries to the GF. We demo rode an Electra Roadie 3i last month while down in AL and loved them on our 9 mile demo. The miles sure go by much faster on the bike than when I'm jogging! Monday we both bought the Roadie 8i balloon. Should have them sometime next week. Now we just have to get about 6" of snow cover melted and by the sounds of next week's weather that should happen. Dick

I just passed the 64-1/2 mark, making my 65 for life insurance purposes, not that I bother with that stuff anymore, and my wife can now apply for Medicare, so I guess we qualify. :)

My college sweetheart wife and I are happy and healthy, with two fine young adult sons and a grandson on the way. I could retire, but I am enjoying my encore career managing a lab and teaching a few classes at a local university, plus a little consulting on the side. These are the golden years for us.

Got pretty quick answer from Strava
Sheila Fretwell, Mar 3, 10:47 AM:Hello Charles,
We see the need for more age categories above 65+. There is also a related request to divide the age categories into 5-year groups: https://strava.zendesk.com/entries/26348695-Create-Age-Groups-in-5-...
To do both of these requests requires a large chunk of work by our engineers to redesign the infrastructure to support the changes to segment filtering. So, it's a project we'll have to carefully plan and prioritize. I've very sorry but I'm don't have any timelines around when this will happen.
Best,
Sheila
Strava Support Team

So now Strava is making two large groups unhappy. I answered above by suggesting they cut the work in half - pick the easy one and at least make one group happy. But I suspect nothing will happen. Change like this only happens when revenue losses impact the bottom line. So I will make a small statement/protest and drop premium service.

Question for all you ole geezers of the male persuasion.
Now that gravity has worked it's inevitable magic on the family jewels,
I wonder how many of us have switched to saddles with cut outs or very deep recess
to ease pressure. Or, if as I suspect, a quality saddle well fitted will be comfortable
regardless of configuration

I'm 70 and have been riding on saddles with cutouts since about 2003. I've tried Terry (3 different models), Selle Italia (2 different models), WTB, Specialized (3 different models) and a few others. My current saddles (on both bikes) are Selle Anatomica X series. One is watershed black and one is watershed graphite. Very comfy. :thumb:

Happy birthday and let me say that's one sweet Cannondale. I just returned to riding last week, haven't done much the past 20 years. Too many bogus excuses, but I'm back now. I'm 76, just retired from a full-time, high stress job as of Feb 28, 2015. I've set some riding goals including a daily riding schedule. No way will you find me sitting in the park feeding the pigeons with blue-haired ladies. It just occurred to me, my last century was 31 years ago!

I have tried many types of saddles but my old standby of 30 years the Rolls is my favorite.

If'n I make it to July, it'll make 79 years on this globe.

Waitin' for it to stop rain' so we can get the bikes out

. Never quit I say, slow but sure!

Jim

Welcome Jim. Glad to have you here. :thumb: I guess I'm still just a kid. I'm only 70. ;)

Welcome to IRV2 Jim. Always happy to see others older than me. 76 in May and can pass butterflies most of the time.

Tnx guys.

Its ok to have us ol' geezers around, so the young ones can have somebody they can pass:roflmao2:.

Thought I'd ask the older group rather than the younger 50+ crowd. I'm 70 and my Litespeed has been kicking my butt lately (not so with my CF Cannondale). I've enjoyed every mile since I bought it in 2001, but lately.....
Is this a sign that it's time to sell the Litespeed?
The thought of selling it kinda chokes me up. :cry:

Happy Easter all you old timers :) !

I don't know, Ron. "Kicks my butt" isn't much of a description of what issues you're having with the bike. Care to elaborate?

The Litespeed just seems heavier than it used to. And some days its a real struggle to ride into the continuous headwinds. And keeping up with other "less heavy" riders is next to impossible.
But when I get home after a ride I'm glad I have the bike. What to do? :o

Park the LS right where you always did, dust 'er off once in a while, ride the 'dale and on days when your reminensing about old times ... well, get that ol' LS out and have yourself a ride.

My $0.02

Run bike run Duatholon

Much to my surprise I was able to jog outdoors all winter without breakin' anything

The Minneapolis duatholon 3mi 15mi 3mi......seems manageable for me to train for.

Any of you folks do this kind of event?

I did one a couple years ago (5K-20K-5K) and might do it again in June if my running injury is healed by then. The best advice I can give -- and which I'll follow myself this time! -- is to pace yourself over the entire event and not just by segment. Basically, my mistake was that I ran the first 5K as if it were a 5K race, then the 20K bike route again like it was its own race, and then in the final 5K I had nothing left. I actually did OK, but probably could have won my AG if I'd had any gas left in the tank for the 3rd segment.

So think about the overall distance and plan your pacing accordingly. And yes, that final bike-to-run transition is a real *****!

Thanks

I guess trial runs would be a good place to start and get a feel for the process.

The distances don't appear intimidating.....on paper :-)

I plan to ride my age on my 66th birthday in August.

I have that problem too. No Litespeed, just my SOMA. What I do is yank out the touring bike at 30+ lbs for a ride. Puts everything back in perspective.

I think what you are trying to say is, on the third leg your legs feel like Cement for a mile or so.:-)

Thank me for welcoming you, as of tomorrow I will officially qualify for participating in this sub forum,, once again congratulations to me.......

Happy Birthday -- but not until tomorrow. ;)

Ron thank you for your Birthday Wishes, and yes it's the 13th and I promise that I'll really enjoy them once I wake up tomorrow,,, God willing...

Ok. I got this figured out -- I think.
Cleaned and lubed both bikes on Saturday (its been a while) and found that the rear tire on the Litespeed was FLAT. :eek: Found a tiny pinhole on the rim side of the tube about 2" from the valve. Checked the rim and the rim tape but found no burrs or sharp pokey things. Replaced the tube.
The tire was still inflated this morning so did my usual ride and had no problems.
Was the tube only half inflated on the ride home during my last ride? Who knows? Today's ride was great :thumb: so the Litespeed will not be going on the auction block any time soon. :)

There were at least 5 of us > 70 among the 15 riders on our Tuesday morning club ride yesterday. 33 miles, 15 mph average, a beautiful Spring morning ride through parts of Woodridge, Lisle, Naperville, and Aurora, Illinois with a stop at Panera Bread for coffee and conversation.