Re: Poll for riders aged 50 and older only

DonO said:

Originally Posted by DonO
I wasn't sure if I should click "Coker" in the poll, since I purchased
a Nimbus frame and have now converted my Coker to a Nimbus 36er.
Perhaps we should be referring to them as 36ers in the future. Then
again, Coker is sort of a generic name for 36ers nowadays.

I mainly ride distance, and plan to ride the 115 km (that's 72 miles
for you metrically challenged folk ) "America's Most Beutiful Bike
Ride" at Lake Tahoe in Jun07. Why don't some of you other 36ers join me
(there are about a dozen unicyclists so far, but over 2900
bicyclists)?

You asked whether we do other styles of riding: Today I took my KH24 XC
out for an hour long ride. It was very icy and cold, but I felt safer
being closer to the ground. And when I travel I usually take my 20"
no-name with me 'cause it will fit in my suitcase. And finally, my 5'
giraffe get used about half a dozen times a year. I don't ride it
because I can't free mount it, and I can't freemount it because I don't
ride it - vicious circle.

DonO

Eric53 said:

Hi there !....to be able to do well at the Lake Tahoe Ride, how many
miles per week should I ride my Coker ?..I've been riding more my Coker
on the Los Angeles bike paths cause not too many places to ride my
Pashley...I'm still thinking of at least trying out this MOAB,UTAH -
saw the videos & am really interested..but I should get a Qu-Ax to get
an inexpensive replacement, I think...you see, I started very late- at
52, cause I learned about unicycling by accident & since have tried the
20"torker..24" NimbusX..26"Pashley..Coker--am in a big hurry to learn
real fast so I can start aging real slow...this age -group of 50+ must
have it's own department..so far I've learned to idle w/ my 26" & when
I met & practiced with another unicyclist ("ThisGuyIKnow"😉..I was able
to do my 1st 6-miler on my Coker...I'm proud cause I beat my 21-yr-old
son at least in unicycling...(we started last year)

I am riding Americas most Beautiful ride this year and if you are
planning on riding I would recommend hill climb training on some steep
grades in your area. Once you get to Tahoe WITH the high altitude and
the two main hill climbs, I feel you need to train twice as hard down
at lower altitude.

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