When I was looking for a new road bike, and having heart palpitations over the price tag on my chosen bike, my dad told me "You'll never regret buying quality".
He was absolutely right. I've put 4500 miles on that bike since I bought it a year ago and I've loved every mile. He still teases though me about how much it cost.
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11-26-2009, 08:25 AM #1
live, love, laugh, ride
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- Aug 2008
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- South Central PA
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"No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle" -Winston Churchill
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11-26-2009, 08:40 AM #2
Don't worry, be happy!
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- Nov 2002
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- the dry side
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It never sucks to be "old" ( evil word) and be a mountain biker. I'm 49 --- the look on the shop grommets faces when I told them how old I was, was priceless. (NO WAY!!) I've been helping the county build a free ride park for years now.
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11-26-2009, 08:56 AM #3
back of the autobus
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- Dec 2003
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- Folsom CA
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All the cool kids turn 50 this year.
Enjoy!
2009 Lynskey R230 Houseblend - Brooks Team Pro
2007 Rivendell Bleriot - Rivet Pearl
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11-26-2009, 10:49 AM #4
Can't never could!
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- Apr 2006
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- somewhere between the Red & Rio Grande
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The old men in Texas beat the young whippersnappers on the dirt. I get my butt kicked by a few 50 and 60 somethings who also teach me a thing or two. I think age is mental, I like riding with people who tell me about their grandkids when I haven't even had kids.
The Safire is a sweet bike, I couldn't fit the top tube length and I wish I could because everything else felt like a fun bike.
Amanda
2011 Specialized Epic Comp 29er | Specialized Phenom | "Marie Laveau"
2007 Cannondale Synapse Carbon Road | Selle Italia Lady Gel Flow | "Miranda"
You don't have to be great to get started, but you do have to get started to be great. -Lee J. Colan
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11-27-2009, 08:48 PM #5
Registered User
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- May 2009
- Location
- Northern CA
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- 27
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday and congratulations on your awesome (well-deserved) new bike!! May you have hours and hours of enjoyment on it, and feel 20 years younger. Nothing makes me feel more youthful than passing younger guys on the uphill after they blow by me on the downhill.
Another 50 yr. old w/ a new MTB
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