I turned 47 last month. And I SWEAR I'm going to start cycling again this year.
As soon as I'm done snowboarding :p
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I turned 47 last month. And I SWEAR I'm going to start cycling again this year.
As soon as I'm done snowboarding :p
I'm 40. I've been riding about 3 1/2 years. There are lots of women our age out there!
I'm 54 - began cycling (again) at 51. :)
I'm 40 - started cycling shortly before my 40th birthday.
I just had my first "age-related injury" on St. Patricks Day - a plantaris muscle tear, which is common to us 'old folks' I guess! Oddly enough, I'm kinda proud of it - kind of like I'm proud of my gray streaks! I am finally officially a grown-up.
I think I answered this thread several weeks ago but I will add again........
51 here. Started cycling at 45, did my first triathlon at 48 and am training for a half-marathon. My kids thought I'd lost my mind at first but now they are joining me. Ran a 5k with my 23 yo daughter last week and my 28 yo son and his wife are training to run the hm with me. Cool, huh?
staceysue, this is off the subject but what happened with your crazy neighbor?
I'm 50 and beginning biking. Just riding on local roads and over our farm for now.
Congratulations! I just started learning how to ride a few months ago, and just turned 50 myself :DQuote:
Originally Posted by bikincowgirl
hi,
I'm new here---and another 50-er returning after years out of the saddle! Just picked up my new Specialized Cyclocross Sport yesterday....
Maybe turning 50 does really mean something new. :)
I'm not being cheeky..am +1 beyond 50, but around the cycling wheel for alot longer.
Welcome!
I'm 42 and have been riding for over 25 years. I'm enjoying it more than ever, now, because I no longer give a hoot about being fast or cool. As a result, I enjoy cycling more than when I was racing. I love exploring cities (and the countryside) by bike.
About to turn 56 here. :D
I'm going to be 42 in July...and I feel better than I ever have in my whole life since I've been on the bike, steadily, for the last nine months!
I have noticed and am enjoying a new invisibility (to a certain segement of the population). I attribute it to my exit from the reproductive segment of the species.Quote:
Originally Posted by shootingstar
I am of no further evolutionary or biologic advantage to the human race!
Whoopie!
44 and my second year with a road bike. Last year I did tris but this year I'm going to concentrate on the bike.
61 next month and loving every minute on the bike. I started in 1998 with a mountain bike and within a month had broken my collarbone. Everyone said I would never ride a bike again. Eight weeks later, I rode the Greenbriar River Trail. Ha...in 2004, I got my first road bike after resisting for years. I loved it.
My DH is doing the Southern Tier and I am so envious. But, right now it is gorgeous in our part of the world, E. TN, and I am riding alot by myself. I miss the company and we hope to ride a long one in the future when one of us doesn't need to stay in town for dad issues.
Check this out following my completion of the Ride Across Indiana two years ago. I completed 5% of my lifetime miles that day and finished in the top 10% at the age of 45...A similar aged friend finished 13th for the second year in a row...
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...hlight=average
Hey!
That looks like the scatter from my master's thesis except that I only had about 30 subjects!
My thesis was about the duration of breastfeeding in infancy and speech articulation at age 3 (or was it 4?).
Since neither of these seem to mean anything, maybe we should study duration of breastfeeding and cycling. Or accuracy of speech articulation and cycling.
Think we could get a grant?
I was adopted and therefore not breast fed...and I still finished RaIN! Dies that help form a hypothesis?
And, my scatter did prove something...age doesn't matter!;)
+1 for your new name Mr Bloom!
Age doesn't matter?
Tell that to my joints!
Ha, to the breast feeding correlation. Yes, I was the evil one who didn't breast feed. No correlation to cycling ability in this family. One kid was #5 junior racer in the US 2 years in a row and the other is quite a competent cyclist after starting at age 27...
Seriously, I don't feel old in many ways at age 56. I know I'm in better shape than 95% of people my age. But still, I need a lot more recovery, babying, and attention to many parts of my body that I could abuse when I was younger. And my speed is not what it was 2 years ago. If I train more, harder, etc., then I just open myself up to more injury and illness. The goal is to keep riding and be healthy until I keel over.
Hi everyone, space for a foreigner here?
I'm from the UK and took up cycling as a complete beginniner 5 years ago when I was 42. Not made much progress in that time as I 'parked' the bike for a few years because I was too scared to go out on the road.
Finally started commuting to work about 18 months ago and am loving cycling, even during the winter :eek:.
52 here - and returning to cycling after a 8 month break. It's been too long. I missed it!
57 here - riding stoker since Dec 2007 - really prefer that to my own bike. Way too distracted by wildlife to steer, etc in front, plus it's fun to backseat drive : ) (and I love the view) Still don't have perfect saddle or fit after 10K mi but not giving up. Wondering if menopause may be affecting some of that too.
I'm over forty and getting started, again. :O)
I didn't start riding until I was 41 which was last year!
I'm 62. Riding definitely keeps me feeling young, especially when I ride to the gym and back! It annoys me when I can't go as fast as I used to, but I still climb hills, and I don't balk at 60-mile rides. Centuries do give me pause, though! Except for days when the headwind coming off the ocean is strong, it's all still fun, and sometimes it feels like my most natural position in life is perched on a bike saddle.
I'm having kind of an eyewear problem at the moment, which does affect my riding. My contacts have been drying out, even when I wear wraparound sunglasses. So I've been thinking about switching to bifocal sunglasses and researching the various kinds of lenses, such as bifocals vs. progressives. Does anyone have an opinion on that? This page about bifocals made me think about where the closeup part of the lenses should be: at the bottom I guess, since I'm looking at the distance through the top part. But is it better and more comfortable to have the near vision segment as a small spot lower down or as a "ribbon" that divides the upper and lower distance parts of the lens? If you look at the bifocal diagrams on that page you'll see what I mean.
My optometrist said I should just use distance glasses for riding and change the eyewear when I stop for lunch or whatever. But I hate taking extra glasses with me anywhere and would like one pair to do it all.
Now that's brave! Living in southern California I rarely have to put up with wet streets, but they scare me because it's so easy to slip and crash.Quote:
Originally Posted by runningcyclist
A quasi-foreigner here! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by runningcyclist
I'm 42, took up cycling exactly a year ago as a complete beginner. I too commute in London rain or shine... and even, as last winter, in snow and ice. :) I was very anxious about going out on the roads. A two-hour one-on-one training session with Cycle Training UK kick-started me, giving me the confidence and 'tools' to get started.
Just leaving for work now in a soft summer rainstorm - accompanied by a 22-year-old university student doing a thesis paper on 'Cycling in London' - he gets to follow me for 10 miles with a video camera! :eek: :D
I've stuck with my contacts and I have to drink way more than I used to since I turned 50. I don't know what that's about, but I seem to have more trouble managing dehydration now that I'm ancient. Pair that with a bladder the size of a thimble and I'm in the bushes a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marionette
I'd highly recommend ONOs. They're the best bifocal sunglasses I've ever seen and I love them for glancing down at my cycle computer or changing a flat. ONO makes prescription versions of their glasses, too. I love mine! I wrote a review of them for the magazine I work for.
This thread should really be titled "over 50". 40 is way too young to make a big deal out of! Even 50 is pushing it. :cool:
50 is the new 40. 60 is the new 50. 70 is the new 60.....
We're jumping the gun abit, aren't we? Am not deluding myself that reaching 60 will be another hot number. (will be awhile for myself to get there)Quote:
Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
Just ask a 25-yr. old. :p : 50 yrs. is OLD. :p
Why would I ask a 25 year what old is? They know nothing about age! :rolleyes: ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by shootingstar
If 50 is OLD, then 25 is basically a toddler. LOL
+1. I completely agree. Over 50, maybe, but there ain't nothing different happening at 40 (or 42-43 in my case). :)Quote:
Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
Well I realize we are all different, but yeah- I didn't really feel any different at 45 than I did at 35. In fact, I felt pretty much the same all the way from 25-45.Quote:
Originally Posted by tulip
But when I turned about 53 (I'm 56 now) I began to notice some changes due to my age. My mid fifties seemed to bring a few more generalized aches and pains and stiffness, a slight lessening of my endurance (such as it is, LOL), and definitely less tolerance for high heat and humidity.
To keep fit I do biking, fitness walking, gardening, and dancing. Nothing competitive though, I've never been much of an athlete.
Thanks for the info on these. I'm still deciding whether to give up contacts or not. Maybe I should be switching contact lens brands to something that doesn't dry out my eyes so much. I have an eye exam coming up, so i'll ask a lot of questions before deciding.Quote:
Originally Posted by nuthatch
I have never, ever had a problem with my contacts while riding. Try Accuvues. They have several types, all high in water content.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Marionette
Marionette, I had the same problem a couple of years ago after wearing contacts for nearly 30 years. My eyes would get very dry and the lenses would just pop out. So, reluctantly I went back to glasses.
I recently heard about lenses that are supposedly easier to wear because of improved breathability: SynergEyes® hybrid contact lenses
They're a hard lens in the middle and soft around the outside. I'll be seeing my optometrist soon about being a possible candidate.
Does anyone here have experience with these? They may be worth looking into.
I am 44. :)
I agree. I chuckle every time this thread title appears.Quote:
Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
I'm 57. Gosh, did I really say that out loud?
Ciao