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Originally Posted by redfishnc
(Post 21134684)
I am retired, I can hardly believe it but its great getting up every day and thinking what would be fun to do today? Think I'll go for a bike ride...
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Ride a LOOK 585 Carbon which I believe is probably the best (and lightest) bike I've ever been on. It's becoming a bit of a Carbon Cult bike.
Also a Serotta Ti Fierte. I bought both bikes used and while they don't really make me a better rider they do make me smile and appreciate my blessings. And wow, those are some real special bikes you have there. Lots of Italy for sure. :) |
Originally Posted by smoore
(Post 21135097)
Ride a LOOK 585 Carbon which I believe is probably the best (and lightest) bike I've ever been on. It's becoming a bit of a Carbon Cult bike.
Also a Serotta Ti Fierte. I bought both bikes used and while they don't really make me a better rider they do make me smile and appreciate my blessings. And wow, those are some real special bikes you have there. Lots of Italy for sure. :) I could never justify the cost of their top models (when riding a nice steel '97 with 9spd triple for mountain roads) , but I rode 2 models at an InterOp for an hour or so each - and was hugely impressed. That escalated and soon became a buying search. Trek OCLV felt heavy and without road feel. Aegis was not present on the West Coast (to my knowledge), but rode one near Boston for a day and it was like the Trek only heavier. Spesh was still putting carbon tubes in metal lugs, if memory serves. There were magazine articles and some info about very nice stuff from Germany but pricey. Craig Calfee was just a few miles away and won the biz because of customer service beyond great because they made me part of a family. And the product has been excellent. edit: the currently acquired vintage fleet is Rev#3. Racy oriented. Euro-centric. with a nod to Italian steel, given the racy theme. Milano, Treviso, Turino, Veneto, a frame named for the Cadore region. Components: Campi, Modolo, Cinelli, Carnielli, Nisi, others What's not to love about nice old bikes that work? :foo: |
What's not to love
Originally Posted by Wildwood
(Post 21135452)
Re: Carbon frames - during the late 1990s I investigated for over a year, a purchase of a top CF frame&fork - I will voice the opinion that Look made some of the lightest and best CF bikes in the World at the time.
Racy oriented. Euro-centric. with a nod to Italian steel, given the racy theme. Milano, Treviso, Turino, Veneto, a frame named for the Cadore region. Components: Campi, Modolo, Cinelli, Carnielli, Nisi, others What's not to love about nice old bikes that work? :foo: |
The beta blocker causes slow cardiac rythm.
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Originally Posted by marcoguzm
(Post 21156316)
The beta blocker causes slow cardiac rythm.
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Meetup
Originally Posted by JohnTechwriter
(Post 18917421)
I'm 66 too. I got back into riding last February after five years off the bike. I didn't know how my aging body was going to adapt, considering I was basically starting from scratch. But I guess I'm lucky because after a few painful weeks I was back in the groove. My legs and aero continue to adapt and get stronger. The 40-mile hilly ride I did today caused no muscle aches or other discomforts -- I sense I'm about halfway to being really fit and can say with confidence that if you're in your mid-60s, you've still got the goods to put in some serious miles.
Trouble is, many of us have "aged out" of local clubs. And though I enjoy solo riding, I miss riding with a small group of people my age. We have the same heros, the same physical challenges, and the same delusions about how fast we were when young. And we can ridicule "advances" like hydraulic disc brakes without fear of contradiction by some snot-nosed know-nothing 40-year-old. So I'm thinking of creating a Tuesday morning Meetup of sport cyclists over 60 who are in good enough shape for a 20-mile ride through the Berkeley Hills. It would be a social thing, not competitive, with no drops and a few stops to regroup. The really fit guys would be allowed to go off on their own adventures after the first big climb, which we'd do together as a group. I can't think of a better way to spend a Tuesday morning and feel privileged I can still do so at my age. Recently, I was in Vancouver, Can. Many bikers use the application Meetup, and make different rides. Most of the cyclists are between 55 and 65, nice people indeed; I rode with them twice, it may be useful for you. |
The morning cup of coffee is just right today. Sometimes the French press exceeds the Keurig.
Or maybe it's just that the day should be great - another day with a bike ride in its' future. Ride On! |
The morning cup of coffee is just right today. Sunday's are a different routine here: wind the grandfather's clock, fill my vitamin cups for the week and brew coffee with our old stove top percolater. That percolater reminds me, each week, of my father (gone under the ground these many years now). We would both get up early and he would brew his Navy coffee on the stove (WWII submariner). I would watch and smell it floating across the kitchen. He was my hero.
I drink the coffee, read BF as I cannot stomach the news anymore, and think about where to take my Trek 850 drop bar conversion today. Or maybe install the newly refurbished wheel set on my outdated Nishiki International, then test ride it for a few hours. Hmmmmmmm. |
Cofee
Originally Posted by Prowler
(Post 21161566)
The morning cup of coffee is just right today. Sunday's are a different routine here: wind the grandfather's clock, fill my vitamin cups for the week and brew coffee with our old stove top percolater. That percolater reminds me, each week, of my father (gone under the ground these many years now). We would both get up early and he would brew his Navy coffee on the stove (WWII submariner). I would watch and smell it floating across the kitchen. He was my hero.
I drink the coffee, read BF as I cannot stomach the news anymore, and think about where to take my Trek 850 drop bar conversion today. Or maybe install the newly refurbished wheel set on my outdated Nishiki International, then test ride it for a few hours. Hmmmmmmm. |
My 850 is a 1995. A few years before my son had handed up a Huffy mtn bike he did not want. That bike ended my multi decade hiatus from cycling. After I wore that out and learned that parts would not or could not respond to maintenance I started shopping via CL. Bought the 850 for only $50 as the shifters did not work and the big ring seemed to be mangled (several teeth ground down lower than the rest). I got the shifters working by flushing them with solvent and learned that the big ring was made that way to improve shifting. I did call the PO to explain and apologize .
Its been a great bike. I'm riding it the morning before work at the LBS (my one day per week). It now has 9 "stable mates" but has not been bumped out of the rotation. Drop bar conversion, thumbie said, r rack, Power Grips, kids bike clown horn. I like it. |
Originally Posted by delbiker1
(Post 21113602)
Far out Man! Lotta Freaks!
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Originally Posted by roadsnakes
(Post 21164688)
How many here might remember this? |
Originally Posted by Ballenxj
(Post 21164789)
I can remember getting "buzzed" and seeing the movie with my buddies. |
Originally Posted by Ballenxj
(Post 21164789)
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Originally Posted by sparkydog1725
(Post 20987621)
New member here. 67 y/o male, 5'10" 235#. I have a new Huffy Cranbrook on the UPS truck for delivery this afternoon, along with an EyeGlow "Stylish Adult Road Bike Helmet." I haven't routinely ridden a bike for decades. Wish me luck.
I'm just looking for some mild exercise and a little fun in my neighborhood -- not going way across town or on busy streets. Do you folks ever carry pepper spray or "stun guns" while riding? I'm more worried about random dogs than random people bothering me. I think carrying my gun would be over the top and unwise for a lot of reasons. |
Just out of interest, how many guys here ride a lowstep or step-through bike or would consider one? A friend and I were discussing a new bike I'm considering and when I told him I'd get the standard diamond frame, he asked why and I couldn't give him an answer other than that it just "wouldn't be the thing to do." And I'll admit that it is difficult for me to kick a leg over my bikes without leaning them way over. My standard way of mounting is to put my left foot on the pedal, push off, and swing my right leg over, but I know that one of these days I'll catch my shoe on my rear rack or bag and take and embarrassing if not painful fall!
So what do you think? Are we still hung up on a step-thru bike being a "girl's bike"? FWIW, my friend has one of those "Day Six" step-thru cruiser bikes that he's converted into an e-bike with a wide seat and seatback. It handles like crap as far as I'm concerned, but certainly a different approach to cycling. |
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Seemed to work out for me... the top of the bars was badly worn but the drops were just dirty and and then cork tape never seems long enough to do the job especially with gel pads.
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Originally Posted by DougG
(Post 21167544)
Just out of interest, how many guys here ride a lowstep or step-through bike or would consider one?.
So I bought one of these: Biria easy boarding 8 I’m on my fifth year riding it and still going strong. I got new slick tires after 2 years and lubed the hub then too. It’s quite comfortable for 25 miles which is about as far as I go. I’m 67. Oh, I see it’s out of stock. Bummer, maybe you can find one somewhere. Good luck. |
Originally Posted by momsonherbike
(Post 21165335)
Good lord! That brought back memories. And yes, I knew the words and the refrains, but the prelude story I'd forgotten except for the mention of the Group W bench. Thanks for posting the link, and bringing back a memento from my early teen years in California. Best time best place anywhere to be a teen during that era. It was a trip!
Is Frankie passing Deadhead a number at the 50 second mark********** ' |
"Alice's Restaurant" I own a copy of the album on vinyl. The 1st time I heard it was in a barracks at Ft Sam Houston,
texas in 1969 which added to the experience! I've seen a live performance by Arlo a couple of times. |
Originally Posted by roadsnakes
(Post 21169693)
Is Frankie passing Deadhead a number at the 50 second mark**********
' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm_G_DCJMmY |
Originally Posted by Ballenxj
(Post 21169783)
It would appear so, at the 57 second mark to be exact.
Actually the 52 second mark. LOL Hard to tell, because Candy`s dancing distracts me! LOL |
Originally Posted by DougG
(Post 21167544)
Just out of interest, how many guys here ride a lowstep or step-through bike or would consider one? A friend and I were discussing a new bike I'm considering and when I told him I'd get the standard diamond frame, he asked why and I couldn't give him an answer other than that it just "wouldn't be the thing to do." And I'll admit that it is difficult for me to kick a leg over my bikes without leaning them way over. My standard way of mounting is to put my left foot on the pedal, push off, and swing my right leg over, but I know that one of these days I'll catch my shoe on my rear rack or bag and take and embarrassing if not painful fall!
So what do you think? Are we still hung up on a step-thru bike being a "girl's bike"? FWIW, my friend has one of those "Day Six" step-thru cruiser bikes that he's converted into an e-bike with a wide seat and seatback. It handles like crap as far as I'm concerned, but certainly a different approach to cycling. |
Originally Posted by DougG
(Post 21167544)
Just out of interest, how many guys here ride a lowstep or step-through bike or would consider one? A friend and I were discussing a new bike I'm considering and when I told him I'd get the standard diamond frame, he asked why and I couldn't give him an answer other than that it just "wouldn't be the thing to do." And I'll admit that it is difficult for me to kick a leg over my bikes without leaning them way over. My standard way of mounting is to put my left foot on the pedal, push off, and swing my right leg over, but I know that one of these days I'll catch my shoe on my rear rack or bag and take and embarrassing if not painful fall!
So what do you think? Are we still hung up on a step-thru bike being a "girl's bike"? FWIW, my friend has one of those "Day Six" step-thru cruiser bikes that he's converted into an e-bike with a wide seat and seatback. It handles like crap as far as I'm concerned, but certainly a different approach to cycling. I wouldn't hesitate to ride one. Think it's becoming more "acceptable" (for lack of a better term) for a male to ride one. Mfr's are getting away from calling them "girl's or women's bikes"-looks like people are waking up to the fact that lowstep bikes have a place for riders, other than being female. Noone thinks twice about a woman riding a triangle "men's" frame, shouldn't be any different for a man riding a lowstep frame. At least you're out there riding-if one is needed, go for it! |
Why did they make a different frames for females in the early days anyway? Because they wore the ankle length skirts?
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Just thought I would put my post #8888 here in 65+. :foo:
Not to be morbid, but I once had a strong vision that when 88, it would be my year to check out. 20 years to party! :thumb: |
We’re supposed to be too old to care what people think. Agree with bargeon - do what works best for you.
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Originally Posted by jppe
(Post 21176961)
Why did they make a different frames for females in the early days anyway? Because they wore the ankle length skirts?
And now you know. |
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