Hmmm, what he is missing is that if you keep riding you will look pretty darn sexy in your 50s! I am actually sexier in my 50s than when I was younger. So, at 51 I finally got a sexy bike to match my body. Tell that to your friend! I get hit on by 30 somethings all the time on group rides..........more so since I got my cervelo. That was the funniest thing I noticed, how much more attention I got from the young male riders on a sexy bike.