How old are you? How long have you been riding?

**elk** · 06-02-2008, 11:23 AM

I had to stop and really think about how to answer my own poll!!! I almost clicked 35-45....but I am 50...!!! (must be a good sign...I feel younger..)

I got back on the bike (my only real foray into excercise besides walking.....since college) last Sept. ...so 10 months, with Jan-May off for that (*&^% virus)...Jeepers!! I am still such a baby biker!! I've only been riding
for essentially 4 months....!?!?

I sure have learned a lot...

**uk elephant** · 06-02-2008, 11:33 AM

I'm 32, and I learned to ride a two wheeler at 7. I've always used a bike for transport since I was allowed to cycle beyond our little street. Cycling just for training/excercise only started two years ago when I was training for ALC and I enjoy it so much I'm still going...or at least plan to when the phd lets me have a life.

**LainiePants** · 06-02-2008, 04:18 PM

This summer will be 3 years for me. It was definitely my bike-loving super active BF who got me into it. (And I'm 27 btw)

**SlowButSteady** · 06-02-2008, 05:10 PM

I'm 49. Injured on a bike at age 10...rode only when absolutely necessary in college and vet school. Vet school BF did a coast to coast and that really impressed me but I was really, really scared to ride.

Started back on my own and this is my 4th summer.

**surgtech1956** · 06-02-2008, 05:24 PM

I'm 52. Rode as a kid - in fact my favorite gift to receive was a new bike. I got into riding when I was 27 and stopped at age 37, started back up again at 51.

**elk** · 06-02-2008, 05:29 PM

It's awesome that so many of us are over 40, over 50....

I am so inspired by all of you!!!

I honestly feel like when I turned 50 (the year I started riding again) I re claimed some of the best things of my younger days...like bikes and collies...;-)

**OakLeaf** · 06-02-2008, 05:34 PM

I'm 48. I rode from age about-7 to 33, and took it back up again two years ago.

**HillSlugger** · 06-02-2008, 05:56 PM

Rode as a kid but pretty much stopped after I got my driver's license. Bike commuted for a year in graduate school, and then nothing for about 20 years. I've been riding steadily for the last 3 years or so.

**bluebug32** · 06-02-2008, 06:30 PM

I'm 25 and started seriously riding four years ago. I've been mountain biking, for the most part, and just picked up road riding this year.

**violette** · 06-03-2008, 03:49 AM

Was doing spin classesfor 3 yrs and one day someone e-mailed me telling me that his friend had a road bike for sale. Looked at it and decided that was it. Bought one and never looked back. I was 37. Rode when I was younger but that doesn't count. For some odd reason, I feel so sexy on a Road bike. WEIRD...

**HoosierGiant** · 06-03-2008, 04:02 AM

47. Ex-marathon runner who didn't have time to train once the girls came along. Needed to do something, so started cycling 3 years ago after watching DH make the same transition. The girls and I were his SAG support for RAIN (Ride Across INdiana -- 160 miles, one day, one way), and I thought it looked like soooo much fun. That was all it took!

**oneskineejosie** · 06-03-2008, 05:50 AM

I'm 28 and besides riding as a kid, just got my pretty pretty Trek 2.3 in April, intending to ride only in order to train for a triathlon. Well, I have completely fallen in LOVE with my bike, and I know I'll be riding as much as I can for many many many years!!!!!

**cosc** · 06-03-2008, 06:28 AM

I'm a 57 year old grandma. My best present ever as a youngster was a blue bike.
I've had a few years where I didn't make time to ride (college-career changes). My hubby rides with me on occasion, but was always good to watch our 7 kids when I wanted to ride. I feel like I'm still warming up - slow and steady but looking forward to what future bike trails bring my way.

**BarbaraAlys** · 06-03-2008, 10:58 AM

I am 47 and never learned to ride as a kid; I had a trike when I was little, but never a bicycle. I learned to ride in July of 2005, at the grand old age of 44. That was on a moutain bike, on which I quickly installed slick tires. I did my first organized ride two years ago on that bike, 37 miles on flat pedals. Death seemed preferable to finishing that last mile!

And yet I rode again!

Now I'm on my new Trek 2.1 WSD. It is beautiful!

Barbara

**northstar** · 06-03-2008, 11:54 AM

I'm 28 and just started really riding last year. Always had a bike as a kid, but fell in love with road riding last summer.

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