Will baby boomers live much longer than expected?
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Will baby boomers live much longer than expected?
I remember about 10 years ago, it was mostly the hipster types that I saw on bicycles commuting to work. Now, it feels ike more than 60% are over 40 years of age, and probably about 20% in the baby boomer age bracket. Cycling seems to be not that popular for people under 30 like it used to be, especially as a form of commuting. It is nice to see older people being active while those younger ones will probably all die early from being indoor too much. And if they do go out, they prefer those all battery operated electric scooters.
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I think e-bike really changed the game. Most older people buy ebikes to commute so I see them zip by me all the time. I think circa 2030 we will see a bunch of those rare 1970s/1980s lugged steels on ebay when BB hoarders finally decide to downsize.
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likely a shift in numbers from a possibility of the younger groups more risky behavior in riding.
Less of a younger population can make it seem like a higher % in older aged riders.
Less of a younger population can make it seem like a higher % in older aged riders.
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my father passed at 55, I am 56 and in much better health than he was.
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"Anecdotal observation" does not equal "fact."
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I do not see fit people riding e-bikes. Just my anecdotal observation.
I will do an exploratory study to make sure it passes the strict opinion requirement of BF.
I will do an exploratory study to make sure it passes the strict opinion requirement of BF.
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Where I am, I see people of all ages cycling. 
But commuting isn't hugely popular because of the hills, traffic and lack of bicycle storage in this area.

But commuting isn't hugely popular because of the hills, traffic and lack of bicycle storage in this area.
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I think the OP is mostly correct, the title not so much. E-bikes are multiplying exponentially, and it's NOT by any stretch just old geezers. I also see 30 somethings going crazy with E-pogo stick boards. I am also seeing more and more wee tykes with parents, they ride very well too.
Our parents from the 1920s, at least the ones that didn't smoke, are the ones who lived the longest. Lots of them are still not dead. My mum and dad were 97.5 and 91.5, the longest of my relatives. I have pics of my dad riding/ posing for his 90th B-day.
I do see lots of oldies on CF bikes, who use their car racks to go pretend peloton in quiet places. But many other Boomers are dying way young with cancer.
Our parents from the 1920s, at least the ones that didn't smoke, are the ones who lived the longest. Lots of them are still not dead. My mum and dad were 97.5 and 91.5, the longest of my relatives. I have pics of my dad riding/ posing for his 90th B-day.
I do see lots of oldies on CF bikes, who use their car racks to go pretend peloton in quiet places. But many other Boomers are dying way young with cancer.
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It would just be like the Boomers to hang around longer.
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I think the OP is mostly correct, the title not so much. E-bikes are multiplying exponentially, and it's NOT by any stretch just old geezers. I also see 30 somethings going crazy with E-pogo stick boards. I am also seeing more and more wee tykes with parents, they ride very well too.
Our parents from the 1920s, at least the ones that didn't smoke, are the ones who lived the longest. Lots of them are still not dead. My mum and dad were 97.5 and 91.5, the longest of my relatives. I have pics of my dad riding/ posing for his 90th B-day.
I do see lots of oldies on CF bikes, who use their car racks to go pretend peloton in quiet places. But many other Boomers are dying way young with cancer.
Our parents from the 1920s, at least the ones that didn't smoke, are the ones who lived the longest. Lots of them are still not dead. My mum and dad were 97.5 and 91.5, the longest of my relatives. I have pics of my dad riding/ posing for his 90th B-day.
I do see lots of oldies on CF bikes, who use their car racks to go pretend peloton in quiet places. But many other Boomers are dying way young with cancer.

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Our parents from the 1920s, at least the ones that didn't smoke, are the ones who lived the longest. Lots of them are still not dead. My mum and dad were 97.5 and 91.5, the longest of my relatives. I have pics of my dad riding/ posing for his 90th B-day.
I do see lots of oldies on CF bikes, who use their car racks to go pretend peloton in quiet places. But many other Boomers are dying way young with cancer.
I do see lots of oldies on CF bikes, who use their car racks to go pretend peloton in quiet places. But many other Boomers are dying way young with cancer.
- 1.8% per year among men from 2001 to 2017
- 1.4% per year among women from 2001 to 2017
- 1.4% per year among children ages 0–14 from 2013 to 2017
Otherwise, however, GamblerGORD seems to be right.
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I remember about 10 years ago, it was mostly the hipster types that I saw on bicycles commuting to work. Now, it feels ike more than 60% are over 40 years of age, and probably about 20% in the baby boomer age bracket. Cycling seems to be not that popular for people under 30 like it used to be, especially as a form of commuting. It is nice to see older people being active while those younger ones will probably all die early from being indoor too much. And if they do go out, they prefer those all battery operated electric scooters.

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Will baby boomers live much longer than expected?
It'll be an interesting thing to eval the estimates in about two years, once the age-group impacts of the SARS-CoV-1 virus turn up in the stats and have been analyzed. Stuff like that can take a decent "bite" out of any higher-risk age group. I hope that with the past 20yrs' worth of changes in lifestyle, fitness and diet, that even with "hits" like a global virus it'll turn out that overall age-group lifespan and levels of healthiness improve in such groups.
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I don't know if we'll live longer than expected, but I predict that it will seem that way.
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Especially to our children, who will have to deal with parents who are still physically healthy but mentally bonkers. And if you're not sure what I'm talking about, let me tell you about my 83-year old mother.
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I've seen that before, up close and personal, as they say. This world seems to drive us all crazy, either sooner or later. For some of us, it's not a very long drive.