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50 Not Out, “well played sir”, have a good one Charlie. I have done more “stuff” since I was 50 (now 66) than I did in the previous 25-30 years when the mind was concentrating (for good reasons and in no particular order) on family, work, house, mortgage, kids, money, etc. Still riding a couple of times every week and haven’t got an e-bike (yet! 🙂 ).

Gary Biles spookily identical ! Have ridden with that whippersnapper Charlie when he was still a Dorset dude 😎 , unlike Gary I have got an E Bike , first to admit I don’t need one , been an official OAP for a few months now , riding most days , no more than 20 miles mostly and harking back to Charlie’s Dorset days I still brake for cake ✊️
My 1st overseas trip was for my 40th was a pilgrimage to Marin , thrown myself off of so many iconic mountains around the world since . Overseas trips have been on hold since 2019 🤔 still hopeful I’ve still got some more left fingers crossed 😎

Happy Birthday Charlie. 👊

Happy birthday dude

I must buy some of that product for the work’s secret Santa.

Those in the know would smirk, the rest would worry.

(White collar engineering office, several cyclists)

PS – happy birthday, I never realised you were younger than me, you always came across as more of a grown up 😉.  Or so similar in age really.

@charlie @oldfart – I was born and brung up in South London, but moved to Dorset (small village near Dorchester) in 1990, never looked back, luv it here, with the added bonus of great trails on my doorstep 🙂

I managed to dislocate my shoulder whilst skating (well, trying to) on my last birthday, maybe I’ll join in with the tradition as a middle finger to human fragility. Happy Birthday anyways!

Happy Birthday young’n

Couldn’t agree more. Many Happy Returns.

Wise words fella.
Hope you had a great day.

I’m with you totally that what we lack at this time of our lives (I’m a couple of years older) is time more than anything. A few good folks passing away at a similar age, or a colleague of 25+ years, just 3 days after his retirement, focus the mind somewhat.

One of my mates and I intend to push ourselves into a hole in Kona at 78 and 74 respectively chasing each other down the finishing chute at an Ironman. The only concern is getting over the line before expiring- otherwise it’ll be ‘DNF’ on the gravestone 😖

I defo still too young to play golf. Please shoot me if I ever start.

Wise words fella.
Hope you had a great day.

I’m with you totally that what we lack at this time of our lives (I’m a couple of years older) is time more than anything. A few good folks passing away at a similar age, or a colleague of 25+ years, just 3 days after his retirement, focus the mind somewhat.

One of my mates and I intend to push ourselves into a hole in Kona at 78 and 74 respectively chasing each other down the finishing chute at an Ironman. The only concern is getting over the line before expiring- otherwise it’ll be ‘DNF’ on the gravestone 😖

I defo still too young to play golf. Please shoot me if I ever start.