"over 40"...show of hands?

**pardes** · 08-17-2008, 10:33 AM

Lisa, you are cute as a button! Thanks for implanting another image of you that doesn't involve blue headdresses and swirls on a body suit. I do love that photo as well but the variety of these photos adds spice and no one should miss your feisty brilliant expression.

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 08-17-2008, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by pardes

Lisa, you are cute as a button! Thanks for implanting another image of you that doesn't involve blue headdresses and swirls on a body suit. I do love that photo as well but the variety of these photos adds spice and no one should miss your feisty brilliant expression.

Gee thanks!
But I guarantee that if you keep biking regularly you will really like the changes in your body shape over the next few years.

Hey fire hydrants can be damn cute!

**TsPoet** · 08-21-2008, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl

Hey fire hydrants can be damn cute!

I'm over 40, (20-22, to be exact) and not posting a picture of myself, but here's one of a fire hydrant

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 08-21-2008, 04:38 PM

This fire hydrant is not only over 40, but is over a HUNDRED years old, and it's also a HERO!
I found this story about it:

In 1906 a massive earthquake destroyed most of the city of San Francisco.
This fire hydrant is said to have been the only one functioning when fires broke out in the Mission district neighborhood following the earthquakes. Residents were able to put out the fires and they now honor their gold-painted fire hydrant every year on the day of the anniversary.
You can find the fire hydrant at the corner of Church and 20th Sts.

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 08-21-2008, 04:45 PM

Here's a sexy bunch of fire hydrants if I ever saw one:
http://www.firehydrant.org/pictures/oldermodels.html

**bmccasland** · 08-22-2008, 08:49 AM

Just found this thread. Am still in the over-40 crowd, and pushing 50. But not there yet! When I go home I'll have to take a couple of pics of the hydrants in my neighborhood - the ground has sunk, so the hydrants are further out of the ground than normal. Rather strange. After 6 years, I still can't get used to the fact that the ground here is sinking.

**Jayc** · 08-23-2008, 02:27 AM

I am finding this forum fascinating and finally took the plunge and joined.
I began cycling in February, have a Giant Elwood, and am thoroughly enjoying the whole thing. My daughter encouraged and prompted me to "get going" so I did. We entered two duathlons, one as a team, a "round the bays" event and I have also taken part in a team duathlon and loved it all. Pleased to say I will be 67 in October so if I can do it anyone can.

**featuretile** · 03-03-2010, 03:11 PM

Bleeker Street Girl,
I just looked at your post with the before and after pictures. I had been wondering how I could look so much better than before and only have lost 10 lbs. I have only been riding for one year, so three might make even more difference. And for this thread - I am 57. Most of the people I ride with at my local bike club are in their early 60's, and I am now just starting to be able to keep up with them. On Saturday, I rode 49 miles! If you want to see a video clip of this ride, look at this UTube below. the ride is from north of Monterey to Pebble Beach Golf Course along 17 Mile Dr. in CA (where we had one day of sun between all this rain). My husband has started riding around with a camera in a rig that he made that rests on his chest - looks like suspenders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXpeUfI6WrM

**lauraelmore1033** · 03-03-2010, 05:29 PM

Hmmm, I've managed to miss this thread for quite a while. I'm 46, about to turn 47 in may. funny, I was just thinking about cycling and aging... I was pleasantly surprised to find yesterday on a club ride, that my fitness level had improved so much that, I had gotten to be faster up the hills than a woman who was pretty consistently kicking my butt on those same hills last year. I thought we were the same age, but turns out, she's 75! I think I wanna be her when I grow up! It's good motivation to keep at it!

**schnitzle** · 03-04-2010, 11:39 AM

Just had to raise my hand, I turned 42 last Sunday. I'm just starting out riding though so no great insight

**nscrbug** · 03-04-2010, 01:47 PM

44 here...and will be starting my 3rd year of cycling.

**channlluv** · 03-04-2010, 03:27 PM

45 here. Cycling for about a year and a half, minus downtime from injuries.

Roxy

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