I'm in the 40+ club and I've been riding something since my childhood--tricycle, Big Wheel, and bike with a banana seat and streamers. My first *real* 10 speed came from Ace Hardware. The bike was yellow and the shift levers never stayed put. After I married, hubby and I bought some mtb's and we rode it everywhere. Then I bought my first serious road bike in 1996 and rode nothing but hills until my good knee started konking out on me. I bought another road bike that fit me better in '05 and I've not stopped cycling since.

I've wondered though, why do so many return to cycling in their middle years?