I think we need an "started riding > "n" age club" It really is about the increased fears and phobias than it is the physical side of things. That being said, for many of us there are certainly increased physical issues at our age as well, especially if we've not a long athletic history. Flexibility and mobility issues are part of it, not to mention core strength and muscular imbalances. Then again, nothing says we STILL wouldn't have all of this if we had been athletic for a longer % of our lives

I am in the "learned to ride for my 50th birthday" club. I was obese and had spent many decades putting a lot of energy in pursuits that I could only do seated...(needlework and computing). Shannon - sending you lots of positive energy as you examine your options!