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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

Share the victories, challenges, successes and special concerns of bicyclists 50 and older. Especially useful for those entering or reentering bicycling.

  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: For the 50+ 'newbie' rider

    Hi. If you are a 50+ candidate who is about to take up cycling for the first time, or for whom it’s been so long since you were on a bicycle that you might as well be a newbie to the activity, this thread is for you. Hopefully we can help you address some of the decisions and dilemmas which will...

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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Special Thread For 50+yo Bicyclists

    This thread was started in August, 2004, by DnvrFox, shortly after founding the 50+ Forum. The purpose was to give 50+ riders (new, returning, experienced) some idea of the range of what other 50+ riders do in their bicycling. Some folks come to the 50+ forum with the perspective that most 50+...

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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: 65-85+ Thread - I Asked For It!

    OKAY FOLKS - HERE IS THE 65+ THREAD. YOU MUST BE 65+ TO POST ON THIS THREAD! I asked for it, and I got it. DO YOU SUPPOSE WE WILL GET A BUNCH OF 64 YEAR OLDS WANTING TO POST ON THIS THREAD? So, what should we discuss here? How about those young whippersnappers - not yet 50 - posting to...

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  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Submissions for New 50+ Rogues Gallery

    Hi Everyone, I've got about 8 of the 12 pages of the gallery completed so can now start accepting new content to put in. Besides bios, here is what I'm looking for: 1. If you got a new bike this year, mail me the info for the new bike page. Include pictures if you want. 2. If you have any...

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  1. did you ride today

    Ive worked hard and with bad weather ect ect I should be happy with my progress.//;Even at 69 yrs.old im not. I stayed on the bike and pushed when I could for 20 hilly miles and I cant say that when finnished fatigue was a problem. I want to be strong when I go to Canada but im afraid with only...

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  2. Hi!!

    Have I successfully posted a new thread, even though I am not supposed to be able to do that?

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  3. Had to test the new thread with pic feature

    No problems opening a new thread for me. Didn't work any differently than it ever has. Now to add a new pic ... But I understand several of you are stuck in a rut.

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  4. "New" Bikeforums.net

    Is it just me or are any of you other 50+ folks having a harder time reading the smaller font? I like most of the new changes, but sure am having difficulty with the size of the font. Perhaps it can be adjusted, but I just don't know how.

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  5. edargpU

    :mad:.pu dewercs lla sqniht nettog sah edargpu ehT

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  6. Regular exercise pays big dividends

    Hubby had his 2nd shoulder replacement surgery this week (the other shoulder was done 3 years ago). The day after surgery the nurse gave him that plastic thingy through which you inhale and try to push the ball as high as possible. Based on his age (71), she suggested he try to get it to 1550; I...

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  7. How many 50+ members does it take to posta new thread?

    Just one, apparently. :thumb:

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  8. My commute just got *much* harder

    I've complained many times that every ride I take begins with a 3-block climb out of my neighborhood, on a hill that starts at an 11% slope and then pitches up to 16%. After that, I have a couple more blocks of a more moderate hill, and then a flat 4-block stretch. When I'm commuting, that means...

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  9. A brief rant

    I appreciated the recent discussion of chain wear and lifetime, etc. I went out and bought, at great expense, the Park chain wear tool. All the chains on the bikes were in good shape except my road bike. As it had >3000 miles on it, which includes a lot of hills, and as I'm a clyde, it was no...

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  10. Indoor trainer help

    I am having shoulder surgery this month and am told that riding on or off road will not be allowed for 6-8 weeks. I have never been off a bike that long in over 30 years. I can ride indoors if I don't use my left arm. We ride year round here in SoCAl and as such have never had a need for a...

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  11. Shoe advice: 1 SPD-compatible shoe for biking/walking?

    Hi, I'm wondering if any of you have experience / recommendations for an SPD compatible shoe that's reasonably good for moderate amounts of walking (moderate = no serious hiking, but only shoe for a weekend trip staying in hotels). I currently ride in the summer with Sidi MTB shoes. Great on...

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  12. My New to Me Fuji, One of you should be able to help....

    Vintage Fuji Suncrest? Any Fuji experts willing to lend a hand in identifying the Fuji frame I took delivery on today? It's an interesting challenge. The basic information is: Fuji Suncrest, 22 inches, Tourquoise Frame is CroMo, Tig Brazed. Top, Head and downubes are 1.25" in diameter...

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  13. what bike to buy?

    My recent preferences: Bianchi Mono-Q veloce compact and Trek Madone 5.1. Any advise? Also, many riders are switching to the Specialized Roubaix, for the raised head tube. Butm after riding a standard geometry bike for so long, the Roubaix just seems too tall and upright. I would appreciate any...

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  14. Tumble update

    I posted about taking a little low speed tumble a couple of weeks ago. Many replies with good wishes - I really appreciate it, thanks So, all was going well - healing up with no infection, and some mobility coming back, following the physio's advice to move as much as I could stand. All well...

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  15. Riding with a slower friend WWYD??

    OK, I am not saying I am fast. I'm just a lot faster than my friend was today. I'm cruising one-handed, leaning backing stretching in the breeze and I hear him panting behind me. Don't want to humiliate him and I enjoy his company He knows some nice rural roads around his area. What would you...

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  16. N+1 on the way

    No pics yet. Just the online photo from Kona. http://bikes.konaworld.com/09/09bikes/small/T2K9_JAKE.jpg I'll post some pics when it arrives and give a test ride review. :)

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  17. The Fixed Gear Generation

    An interesting (if not absurd) article in Adbusters regarding the new "Hipsters," positing the notion that they spell the end of Western Civilization. One of the signs of the end-times? fixed gear bikes with brakes. Says author Douglas Haddrow, "This obsession with “street-cred” reaches its apex...

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  18. An old broad with a big decision...

    Any input would be greatly appreciated. Here's my stats..... late 40s female but in pretty darn good shape (sadly, running is over for me) . I've been using my husband's mountain bike and can put 30 miles in for fun and I love the workout. But I'm just starting my homework to purchase my own bike....

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  19. Welcome Mods

    Hope you are enjoying your visit!

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  20. Severe back and leg pain caused by bicycling?

    Severe back and leg pain caused by bicycling? Man, last night I could hardly walk, and had to sort of pull myself up the stairs. Pain was about 9 on a 10 scale. All around the butt area, and the left side of the fibula. I had a similar pain a couple of years ago and went to see my...

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