Are there many, some, a few of us over 50??

[surgtech1956]

Lesliek - congrats turning 50. WOW riding cross country - sounds like a great way to celebrate. How are you planning this, do have planned stops, or a SAG following you, etc....?

[conurejade]

Just turned 50 last part of Dec.
This was my birthday present to me.

[mimitabby]

hey, welcome to TE! what a wonderful 50th birthday present!

[Trek420]

Sweet! I'd turn 50 again for that.

[smilingcat]

Oh what a wonderful birthday present. I turned 50 on Christmas day '07. Orbea is such a wonderful bike. You'll enjoy it for many years to come.

And welcome to the board.
Smilingcat

[shootingstar]

Oh, just say you are half-century old. There's something that sounds stately about that halfway point to 100 years.

We should aim to cycle the distance of our new age each time. Either it gets better...or more challenging.

[Bad JuJu]

Just turned 50 last part of Dec.
This was my birthday present to me.

You must have been VERY GOOD!
Welcome aboard!

[Thorn]

Nice present....Orbea does make some of the sexiest bikes out there. If that bike doesn't put "young" in the heart, I don't know what will!

[Lesliek]

Hey Surgtech. I'm still working out the logistics on this one. My first attempt at a really LONG unassisted ride. Have done a lot of touring in my neck of the woods--New York and New England. So I won't have to purchase gear. Looking at potential routes and considering maps from Adventure Cycling. Open to all suggestions and thoughts.

[MM_QFC!]

Just turned 50 last part of Dec.
This was my birthday present to me.

Happy belated birthday and wow! what a gorgeous bike! Hope you have miles and miles of fun!

Will hit #55 myself in a couple of weeks and, like many others here, I rode all over as a kid, but didn't get hooked on cycling as an adult until 1997.
I lost my brother to AIDS and found myself training to do my first AIDS fundraising ride - thinking of it as a unique way to honor him as well as challenge myself. That was thousands of miles ago - both with training rides and riding for the same reason across a number of states...have raised almost $100k and I believe that we're getting closer to having that last AIDS ride, so we can celebrate a cure and then ride for the pure enjoyment of it, right?!
Mary

[partbug]

51 and I need a new knee

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Closing in on 54 and feeling better than I ever did in my 20's or 30's.

[Triskeliongirl]

50 here, and also in better health than in my 40s! In fact, the year I turned 50 was the year I finally really solved my weight problem, got to the underlying metabolic defect and worked out a strategy to effectively correct it.

The year I turned 50 was also the year we became empty nesters. At first I was freaked out by it, but now we love it. We love our kids dearly, but its great to have more time for ourselves too. For me it gave me the time to figure out how to improve my health, reinvigorate my work, reinvigorate my marriage, all kinds of neat stuff happened to me the year that I turned 50 (but no new bikes with two kids attending very *expensive* private colleges)!

[Kano]

Me too. I'm 54, and for my 50th, I celebrated by riding my bike across the country! I'm still riding...

--- Denise

DH would be eternally grateful that I only chose 50 miles for my fiftieth if he knew about the alternate choice of the whole country!

Karen in Boise

[SouthernBelle]

I was in the library Wednesday, and one of the librarians was discussing ridng her bike. I would say she is thirty-ish. Sounded like she rode 2-3 miles.

At 52, I allowed myself a brief moment of feeling terribly superior.

Given a chance I will ask her about riding.