"over 40"...show of hands?

[runningcyclist]

Hi everyone, space for a foreigner here?

I'm from the UK and took up cycling as a complete beginniner 5 years ago when I was 42. Not made much progress in that time as I 'parked' the bike for a few years because I was too scared to go out on the road.

Finally started commuting to work about 18 months ago and am loving cycling, even during the winter .

[ShubieGA]

52 here - and returning to cycling after a 8 month break. It's been too long. I missed it!

[stokerpam]

57 here - riding stoker since Dec 2007 - really prefer that to my own bike. Way too distracted by wildlife to steer, etc in front, plus it's fun to backseat drive : ) (and I love the view) Still don't have perfect saddle or fit after 10K mi but not giving up. Wondering if menopause may be affecting some of that too.

[Marionette]

Finally started commuting to work about 18 months ago and am loving cycling, even during the winter .

Now that's brave! Living in southern California I rarely have to put up with wet streets, but they scare me because it's so easy to slip and crash.

[Rebecca19804]

Hi everyone, space for a foreigner here?

I'm from the UK and took up cycling as a complete beginniner 5 years ago when I was 42. Not made much progress in that time as I 'parked' the bike for a few years because I was too scared to go out on the road.

Finally started commuting to work about 18 months ago and am loving cycling, even during the winter .

A quasi-foreigner here!

I'm 42, took up cycling exactly a year ago as a complete beginner. I too commute in London rain or shine... and even, as last winter, in snow and ice. I was very anxious about going out on the roads. A two-hour one-on-one training session with Cycle Training UK kick-started me, giving me the confidence and 'tools' to get started.

Just leaving for work now in a soft summer rainstorm - accompanied by a 22-year-old university student doing a thesis paper on 'Cycling in London' - he gets to follow me for 10 miles with a video camera!