56 here;
On Saturday I was out for 5.1/2hrs on the bike.
Sunday = rest & shopping with `er indoors.
Monday = 4hrs on the bike + 3/4hr swim in the evening.
Tues = 1.1/2hr yoga
Today(Wed) = 3hrs hill walking/hunting new trails & finding 😆
Thurs = off to local trail for a few hrs
Fri = still to decide
Sat = more shopping, maybe new camera
Sun/Mon/Tues/Wed = commuting by bike to work.
Give up?......never 😛
Epicyclo: How old did you say you were?
How does one "qualify" for the solo Worlds?
Virgins, you say? They're pretty thin on the ground here - (a reverse pun me thinks). Will a SAE suffice? Please send sample for testing.
Ti29er - Member
Epicyclo: How old did you say you were?
How does one "qualify" for the solo Worlds?Virgins, you say? They're pretty thin on the ground here - (a reverse pun me thinks). Will a SAE suffice? Please send sample for testing.
Firstly, sorry about the virgins. I decided to cure them all of that condition and to hell with my toenails.
Age - mid 60s
Solo Worlds - You qualify by doing the qualifying races and getting a good result. In my case I did some endurance races in Oz last year and did well in age class, plus they looked at my 'Puffer solo results. I usually end up about 2/3 way down the solo class, but that's against all ages. I think that I got my results with a single speed helped my case 🙂
The Worlds has age classifications - except unfortunately in the SS class.
[url= http://www.sip-events.co.uk/solo-home.html ]here[/url]Impressed.
My first stab at solo 24hr at the inaugrial UK champs [url= http://www.sip-events.co.uk/solo-home.html ]here[/url] in Newcastleton at the end of May.
Hoping not to come last!
Nowt to be impressed about (unless it's the virgins) - it's simply a matter of not stopping when you think you're about to die 🙂
I'm thinking of doing that one. Looks interesting.
An 81 year old broke the hour for a 25 mile timetrial last season.Surely the op is taking the piss
My mate's father in law (late 50s) comes out with us often. Whenever we have a break he'll be off to push his bike (with home made disk brake mounts) to the top of the steepest slope nearby and ride down it.
Its really quite impressive.
am i the only one here who doesn't think cycling is the be all and end all in life? yeah, certainly I want to be active long into old age, but all this 'never give up cycling' bollox.... its just one (great) activity among many. my dad waterskied into his late 60's, did he miss out by not being a mountain biker?
am i the only one here who doesn't think cycling is the be all and end all in life?
it's not important, just fun - but we get to choose. For me, waterskiing would be too wet and passive - and given that this is a cycling forum oner might expect some prejudice towards it...
My birthday today...57.
Biked in to work this morning as usual, last weekend in the peak district, tonight is kayak training with my son, planing a big one this summer on Arran and Islay.
My basic rule....keep moving.
When asked "What time does the park close?" the wrong answer is "It closes at 9", the correct answer is "It's open until 9".
Happy days....
Happy Birthday Terrydactyl.
You old goat 😉
Terrydactyl - Member
...My basic rule....keep moving.
...When asked "What time does the park close?" the wrong answer is "It closes at 9", the correct answer is "It's open until 9".
That's about it.
It's not a question of accepting self imposed limitations such as deciding that at a certain age you should stop doing something, but of continuing to do the things you like until you are no longer physically capable of them.
That applies to anything, not just cycling.
It helps if you don't compare your performance in late middle age with that of your youth (or even with that of last year) 🙂
PS Happy Birthday
The older I get, the better I used to be.
Happy birthday, you old dinosaur! 😉
epicyclo
Are you the chap that rode a green Spot singlespeed at the 24s?
'The older I get the better I used to be' That's me, very much to the annoyance of everyone I know.
Suddenly everyone is bloody old on here, I feel a fraud using oldgit when I'll only be 50 in a few weeks. But I supose I am /was a lot older than the guys I ride/rode with.
I know I'll be too old to ride the day I think "hmmm, golf - that could be the sport for me...."
Fortunately I think it'll be a long way off!
oldgit - Member
epicyclo
Are you the chap that rode a green Spot singlespeed at the 24s?
Not me.
scott_mcavennie2 - MemberMy mate's father in law (late 50s) comes out with us often. Whenever we have a break he'll be off to push his bike (with home made disk brake mounts) to the top of the steepest slope nearby and ride down it.
Its really quite impressive.
Is his name Robin by any chance?
