View Poll Results: How old are you?
< 20
2
0.70%
20-25
9
3.15%
25-30
24
8.39%
30-35
32
11.19%
35-40
17
5.94%
40-45
37
12.94%
45-50
40
13.99%
50-60
68
23.78%
60-70
45
15.73%
70+
12
4.20%
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Poll: How old are you?
12-09-16, 06:25 PM
#101
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Originally Posted by a77impala
I'm 72, have done 865 miles, trainer and road since hip fracture on Labor Day, never give up!
12-10-16, 02:11 PM
#102
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Originally Posted by WalksOn2Wheels
As a 30-35 year old, every fast rider I know my age or younger dosen't even know BF exists. They actually ride their bikes. This is where I go to talk about how much I don't ride my bike lately. 
Yeah, when I was that age I wasn't posting to online forums either.
Oh wait, there were no online forums!
12-11-16, 01:59 PM
#104
Portland Fred
The other sports I do (sea kayaking, ski mountaineering/telemark) are probably skewed even older. The anecdotal pattern in my sports is that age of participants trends up as cost of equipment and role of experience/knowledge increases.
One other factor that may be at play is that I think fear may play a larger role in keeping people out than it used to. As sports have become more formalized, so has the pervasiveness of credentialing which has the effect of making people think they are incapable of dealing with threats/challenges they will face. Also, for whatever reason, young people seem less inclined towards physically demanding activities that demand a lot of time to do and get good at.
One other factor that may be at play is that I think fear may play a larger role in keeping people out than it used to. As sports have become more formalized, so has the pervasiveness of credentialing which has the effect of making people think they are incapable of dealing with threats/challenges they will face. Also, for whatever reason, young people seem less inclined towards physically demanding activities that demand a lot of time to do and get good at.
12-11-16, 07:52 PM
#105
Senior Member
sucks getting older, but yet, I can't wait for retirement age of 62
12-11-16, 07:58 PM
#106
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Hi! What's this thread about?
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12-12-16, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by woodcraft
Yeah, when I was that age I wasn't posting to online forums either.
Oh wait, there were no online forums!
Oh wait, there were no online forums!
Jon
12-12-16, 10:16 AM
#109
Veteran, Pacifist
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Originally Posted by GSJon
The online forums that I was using at 30 were Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) and then News groups once they converted over to the internet. Jon
At 27 I had mastered my first real computer, Commodore Pet, with tape drive for memory. But you could play Pong. Worked at Intel, the 3rd or 4th leading supplier of computer memory chips, we had yet to announce the first microprocessor. Silicon Valley was studying Japanese labor methodology. There was no Internet.
Bicycles were a great thing back then as they are today. Some things change a lot, some change only a little.
12-14-16, 07:49 AM
#110
well hello there
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Well the poll data is consistent with the popularity of the "finally a bell I can put on my road bike" thread.
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12-14-16, 08:47 AM
#111
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After almost a week of voting, it looks like just under 11% of posters are under 30 years of age, while almost 44% are over 50.
Interesting, and not totally surprising.
Interesting, and not totally surprising.
12-14-16, 08:58 AM
#112
Senior Member
We have to realize there could potentially be a significant gap between
1. Those who ride road bikes
2. Those who are aware of and willing to participate in this survey
As a result, the age distributions gathered from this poll might not be as a good representation of those who actually ride on the roads.
1. Those who ride road bikes
2. Those who are aware of and willing to participate in this survey
As a result, the age distributions gathered from this poll might not be as a good representation of those who actually ride on the roads.
12-14-16, 09:07 AM
#113
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Originally Posted by hsuehhwa
We have to realize there could potentially be a significant gap between
1. Those who ride road bikes
2. Those who are aware of and willing to participate in this survey
As a result, the age distributions gathered from this poll might not be as a good representation of those who actually ride on the roads.
1. Those who ride road bikes
2. Those who are aware of and willing to participate in this survey
As a result, the age distributions gathered from this poll might not be as a good representation of those who actually ride on the roads.
12-14-16, 11:05 AM
#115
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Originally Posted by redfooj
Yall Old.
And stay offa my damn lawn!
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12-14-16, 02:04 PM
#116
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The poll is about chronological age, right? Because if it's mental age I didn't see a 10-12 option 
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12-14-16, 02:38 PM
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How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?
12-15-16, 07:58 AM
#118
Señor Blues
Originally Posted by ussprinceton
sucks getting older, but yet, I can't wait for retirement age of 62
