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

[shootingstar]

why do so many women turn to biking at middle age?
Oh, that's easy. it's good exercise with low impact. If you never ran before you were 50, it's probably never going to happen. But bicycling? you can pick your speed. you can amble, or you can race. You can just do flats or you can MTB your way through hills and rivers.
I've considered Soccer, but didn't want to get slammed, i guess there's a lot of body contact. And organized competitive sports just don't do anything for me.
Then bicycling has another side to it. Not only is it fun exercise, but it's practical transportation as well!

talk about win-win!

+1 Even in my lowest times and after not cycling because of snow, therefore becoming cycling unfit....I always feel better...even after a slow, short ride. At least i got around..somewhere! The effort for cycling at any speed over whatever terrain, expected and unforeseen, is like a great positive metaphor for life.

The latter has kept me on the bike this long so far in life.

Cycling gives you many more possibilities in life travels...metaphorically speaking.