Age to stop cycling

Well, I know of people in their 70s who are still time trialling... indeed I
know of one in his 70s who does cyclo-cross in the winter months.

Cheers, helen s

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My in-laws stopped biking in their mid-70's because they were concerned if
they fell they would brake bones which would have a hard time healing.

???

This is nonsense, IMHO, except for the propensity of bicycling fostering
osteoporosis for intensive bikers.

This can be alleviated by good resistance exercises, such as weight lifting.

Therefore, you shold KEEP BIKING as long as possible.

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Therefore, you shold KEEP BIKING as long as possible.

Sounds good to me. I'm going to follow that advice.
The mere idea of hanging it up is just so ... melancholy.

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Tom

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My in-laws stopped biking in their mid-70's because they were concerned if
they fell they would brake bones which would have a hard time healing. I
figure I have a good twenty years left,but would like other opinions.

Would

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buying a three wheeler reduce falls. but most of them I have seen look
poorly built.

Tom

My in-laws stopped biking in their mid-70's because they were concerned if

Quoted message said:

they fell they would brake bones which would have a hard time healing. I
figure I have a good twenty years left,but would like other opinions.

Would buying a three wheeler reduce falls. but most of them I have seen look
poorly built.

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Tom

Don't go on some "magical age"; instead, go on how the person feels. We have
an 81 year old in our riding group. He fell on a slick corner last year,
got a hematoma, and was up and riding again in 2 weeks. Another one is 78
and had to have some surgery--his doctor said that if this man had been a
couch potato he wouldn't have even made it through the surgery (aortic
aneurysm). Your in-laws sound like my stepfather who told me that when I
turned 40 I should not ride any more "because adults do not ride bikes."

Pat in TX

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Pat said:

Your in-laws sound like my stepfather who told me that when I
turned 40 I should not ride any more "because adults do not ride bikes."

interesting definition of grown up. i need to remember to take advantage
of the few years of childhood i have left. i may disagree with their opinion
about riding as an adult but i'm with 'em 100% on the adulthood starts at 40.
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Pat said:

Your in-laws sound like my stepfather who told me that when I
turned 40 I should not ride any more "because adults do not ride bikes."

interesting definition of grown up. i need to remember to take advantage
of the few years of childhood i have left. i may disagree with their opinion
about riding as an adult but i'm with 'em 100% on the adulthood starts at 40.

Why so young?

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

My in-laws stopped biking in their mid-70's because they were concerned

if

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

they fell they would brake bones which would have a hard time healing.

???

This is nonsense, IMHO, except for the propensity of bicycling fostering
osteoporosis for intensive bikers.

This can be alleviated by good resistance exercises, such as weight

lifting.

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Therefore, you shold KEEP BIKING as long as possible.

I certainly intend to continue biking as long as possible.

The weight training is a wonderful idea. After a diagnosis of osteopenia a
couple years ago I started medication and a weight training program. Two
years later the bone scan shows a lot of improvement.

Most of the people I ride with are in their 60's and I doubt if any of them
intend to give it up just because they turn 70. I know I won't!

Beverly

We have a guy in out Bicycle forum (Robert Gardner) who is 83 and rode almost
2,000 miles last year WITH ONE LEG, and apolgizes because he didn't go over
2,000 miles

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Pat said:

Your in-laws sound like my stepfather who told me that when I
turned 40 I should not ride any more "because adults do not ride bikes."

interesting definition of grown up. i need to remember to take advantage
of the few years of childhood i have left. i may disagree with their opinion
about riding as an adult but i'm with 'em 100% on the adulthood starts at 40.

Why so young?

give me a few years to change my mind. i'm still in my thirties.
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mary said:

My in-laws stopped biking in their mid-70's because they were concerned if
they fell they would brake bones which would have a hard time healing. I
figure I have a good twenty years left,but would like other opinions. Would
buying a three wheeler reduce falls. but most of them I have seen look
poorly built.

Tom

Check out the recent issue of Bicycling magazine. There's an article
about a guy who's 90 and rides every day with his club.

Michael

I regularly see a gentleman pedalling his single-speed all over town.
He's 82.
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mary said:

My in-laws stopped biking in their mid-70's because they were concerned if
they fell they would brake bones which would have a hard time healing. I
figure I have a good twenty years left,but would like other opinions. Would
buying a three wheeler reduce falls. but most of them I have seen look
poorly built.

Tom

Most of what you've seen were probably cheap upright "adult" trikes,
okay for slow poking but take a corner too fast and over they go. They
can't lean into a turn and so are less stable on curves at normal
bicycle speed then a two wheeler. Check out some good recumbent trikes
like these examples:
http://www.hostelshoppe.com/cgi-bin/search.pl?category=106000 or
bentrideronline.comTrikes%202002.htmOpen ↗
The Greenspeeds for example are very stable, very fast, very well built
and very expensive. The Sun EZ-3 trikes on the other end of the price
range are quite affordable and while nothing fancy, adequately
constructed. Tadpoles in general (two wheels in the front, one in the
back) are more stable then Deltas (one wheel in the front, two in the
rear) but Deltas are generally more adaptable to carrying cargo. But
consider the problem of getting into and, sometimes much harder, out of
the seats on a trike. A low-slung seat like on a Greedspeed can be hard
for someone with limited mobility. A higher seat like the Sun trikes
might be much more suitable for such a person.

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mary said:

My in-laws stopped biking in their mid-70's because they were concerned if
they fell they would brake bones which would have a hard time healing. I
figure I have a good twenty years left,but would like other opinions. Would
buying a three wheeler reduce falls. but most of them I have seen look
poorly built.

I have determined that the perfect time to stop is when I am DEAD.

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mary said:

My in-laws stopped biking in their mid-70's because they were concerned if
they fell they would brake bones which would have a hard time healing. I
figure I have a good twenty years left,but would like other opinions.

Clair Duckham (I think that's his last name), one of the founders of the
Dayton (Ohio) Cycling Club, is still riding at 98, I believe.

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"mary" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

My in-laws stopped biking in their mid-70's because they were concerned if
they fell they would brake bones which would have a hard time healing. I
figure I have a good twenty years left,but would like other opinions. Would
buying a three wheeler reduce falls. but most of them I have seen look
poorly built.

A couple years ago a 74 year old man finished the Davis 1200K (750
miles) about an hour behind me, in about 80 hours.

Keep riding,
Tom

According to some stats that I have seen the oldest successfull PBP
participant was 78 in 2003

Steve D

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mary said:

My in-laws stopped biking in their mid-70's because they were concerned

if

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

they fell they would brake bones which would have a hard time healing. I
figure I have a good twenty years left,but would like other opinions.

Clair Duckham (I think that's his last name), one of the founders of the
Dayton (Ohio) Cycling Club, is still riding at 98, I believe.

Yes, he's still riding. Here's a pic from his 2003 ride for his 97th
birthday. Governor Taft of Ohio has joined him on his last few rides.

http://www.daytoncyclingclub.org/Photos/2003/2003%20Duck%20Bday%20Ride1.jpg

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David Kerber ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net said:

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Pat <[email hidden]> wrote:
> Your in-laws sound like my stepfather who told me that when I
> turned 40 I should not ride any more "because adults do not ride bikes."

interesting definition of grown up. i need to remember to take advantage
of the few years of childhood i have left. i may disagree with their opinion
about riding as an adult but i'm with 'em 100% on the adulthood starts at 40.

Why so young?

give me a few years to change my mind. i'm still in my thirties.

Ah, that explains it!! With maturity comes the ability to change your
mind, and to realize that adulthood only starts when you want it to.
(How's that for a turn of a phrase?)

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