Quote Originally Posted by Tuckervill View Post
He also likes competition, so riding for riding's sake is not going to be enough eventually, I think.
I'm pretty competitive, and most of the time I'm happy enough competing with myself (tho I'm happy enough to do "just for fun" swimming races and the like). This is a useful trick, because as you get older, it's not reasonable to keep competing with faster and stronger kids. It also gives me motivation to stay active, even if there's no one else to be active with.

There are probably things like century rides, lifeguarding classes (and jobs!) and other active things he can do that are fun and are more than just active for active's sake. Definitely look for ways he can race too . But the more active things he enjoys now, the more options he'll have when he's 60 and injuries have closed the door on one (or more) activities he loves.

(Bringing this up cause I've seen how it affected my Dad to give up running due to a knee injury. For most of my life, running was his sport. He spent a couple years being a couch potato, until he saw me get a bike and remembered "oh, yeah, I liked that")