Welcome. I turned 60 this year, but lacking a 60+ forum, I still hang out here. My main ride is a Specialized Allez I built up from an Ebay frame. It's not carbon, but it's fast enough for me (and it's comfortable.) Every summer I take a tour on my Surly LHT. I like to ride a mountain bike occasionally. I have a Specialized Rockhopper for that (another Ebay frame build.) Last summer I took a tour on the Great Divide and built up a 29er frame from Performance for that. I also have an old Stumpjumper from the 80's that I ride occasionally to the grocery store.

I admit, my musings lately have been wandering towards a recumbent. I guess I'm officially old.

Choose one:
1. With age comes wisdom.
2. Early sign of senile dementia.

This should be a thread, or a sticky, ,IMHO

Not sure I agree. My great grandmother was 72 when I was born. She lived another 30 years. Well into her late 90s she did all of her own housework (including taking down the curtains, washing them, and rehanging them while standing on a ladder four times a year), cooked on a coal fired stove, and walked the 1.4 miles to the grocery store every other day.

Another Hi and welcome...Just turned, or became, or got to 60 years of life...mine are a tadpole trike one long wheel base and a short wheel base recumbents...other home-builts and some single speeds and 3-speeds and...so you can see that the number of years does not lessen the number of bikes to ride.
enjoy the ride.

Do you suppose we scared the OP away? :(

Doesn't look like they post much. Once when they joined and once when they posted this thread.

Welcome from one of the young kids here, just 55. I ride a Cannondale R500. Stick around and make yourself at home.

Bill

That's interesting. I have always felt that I was an "outsider," regardless of what group (work, clubs, social gatherings, etc.) I was mixed up with. This group seems to tolerate outsiders to a greater extent than other groups; I think it's because a little eccentricity or curmudgeonliness is almost expected once ya hit 50.

Perhaps there should be a bike forum group for "outsiders" like us. This would be a group where nobody fits in, because if you do, you are no longer part of the group, because you are part of a group, which is the group...

Hmm, "there's only one catch, and that's catch-22..."

L.

We're just a bunch of ASO's. (Adult Shaped Objects)

I like it. Do you suppose it could be like owning a tandem?

"Whichever way your mind's headed a recumbent will take you there sooner."

Blackberry with cooked blueberries and whipped cream on top.

What was the question again?

Well, the OP's last activity was

Last Activity 12-30-11 03:08 PM

The same time and date he posted the thread.

Oh dear! I actually understand what he's saying.

I'm in! .... At least until I get kicked out for being in.

Welcome!!

Im 73 and ride a Rans recumbent. I just bought Terratrike Cruiser that I traded in my last DF mountain bike. This year I managed to ride right around 2300 miles. Not too bad for a guy my age and in the snow belt.

Which Rans?

Do you think you might be up for a meeting in Des Moines this summer to ride the high trestle trail?

Have a Rans Tailwind that we bought for my wife about 11 years ago. It's good for her back, but with the cranks up high, you need to use clipless pedals with it, and she had trouble learning to get in and out of them. Between that and balancing being different from an upright, she fell over a couple of times and now it scares her and she won't ride it.

I'll probably tune it up and take it out a few times this coming year. I see enough bents on the bike trails here that I don't think anyone gives them a second look anymore.

I'm sorry I didn't acknowledge your prompt responses sooner, I just don't sit in front of this computer all that much. There's a big world out there and I tend to flit about so much that there does not ever seem to be enough time in a day for me to get much done. I'll make a note to myself to organize my life a bit better, I guess. Or not. I'll probably forget or not get around to it.

Judging by your responses in this thread and in those Eye Candy threads, this is a very diverse group when it comes to equipment and how you use it. I'm glad to see that kind of diversity as it generally implies a vast wealth of knowledge, and your quick responses to my post gives me the impression that you are probably very willing to share that information. I'll remember that.

This does seem like a nice group of jovial and informative folks. I guess I'll drop by and chat from time to time. Thanks folks.

Now my stomach is grumbling again, so I think I'll go find a burger someplace.

63 here.My mind says I'm 21 years old my body says I'm delusional! My bikes a Specialized Roubaix Triple.

Thought you might like some music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTPqPZzH-LA

Wow, what a weirdo.

J/k, but I always suspect that the Real World is for people who don't have the courage to face the Internet ;)

It might come as a surprise to learn that David Byrne doesn't own a car, but he owns a bike, at least according to BSNYC.

well, wadaya know? Somebody who actually has a life. Don't apologize for not huddling with your computer all day long. That's a good thing in my book.

Ride what ever you ENJOY riding, but never pass up an opportunity to ride something new or different. I've been having fun with my 29'er single speed. I also ride a Trek 7.5. The thing is it's your ride, and if you don't enjoy riding it, you won't ride it! Look around, TEST RIDE some bikes, go to different bike shops, and find one that fits. Both the bike and shop have to fit you.
And don't worry about your age. I hang around with a bunch of bike geeks, most younger, and we talk about our bikes. I mentioned I got a new 29'er SS one day. Fast forward a few weeks. We're sitting around shooting the breeze, and the topic of our ages comes up. I tell my age, 55. One of the 20 somethings sputters "B-BUT you ride a 29'er, and single speed!!" As if I was too old!
Enjoy the ride!

Yep, Those Are The Questions...
 

1) Pumpkin for the holidays
2) In decreasing order of miles ridden in 2011: Steel fixed gear, steel touring bike, steel road bike, carbon road bike, dual suspension mountain bike
3) Next Tuesday, January 10th at 9:30 am

Welcome!