Age of cyclists on this site

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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    missmarple wrote:
    One of the few 18 year olds on this forum. Nice to see I spend my time chatting to old people. :lol:

    It all adds towards your care in the community badge :lol:
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  • don_don
    don_don Posts: 1,007
    Am 42 years old, feel 32 years old, body of a 22 year old, mind of a 12 year old....
  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    White Line wrote:
    biondino wrote:
    When I see an 18 year old on a bicycle I give them as wide a berth as possible :)
    What, just because we like to pop some wheelies every now and then. That doesn't mean we're a danger on the roads, does it? :P

    P.S. I like to try and bunny hop up on the those things that carry cars to showrooms. :)

    Race you up the indoor ice wall at Kinlkochleven any time - being older doesn't mean you have to stop having fun :twisted:

    I feel it's my duty to share my wisdom and spelling with you young people 8)
  • DiggingDeeper
    DiggingDeeper Posts: 225
    43 years old, riding better than when I was 33 years old............................

    Is there anything specific about mid life crisis DDD?
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  • Big Wib
    Big Wib Posts: 363
    kate.hymans wrote:
    Talk about ageist - is there an assumption that if you are over 50:
    a) you don't commute by bike
    b) you don't cycle
    c) you're not computer-literate
    d) you're not interested in anyone else's views

    :roll:

    Occasionally when I cycle to my club run I pass a bloke coming out of town riding with a mate. I've just found he's 78 :shock:

    Was even more impressed when about 4 hours later I saw him on his way back in to town.
  • justresting
    justresting Posts: 292
    edited March 2009
    just ordered a Giant Defy 1...better be here soon I'm 59
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  • spursn17
    spursn17 Posts: 284
    itboffin wrote:
    Take them all to the hills and let nature take it's course :twisted:

    50

    Shooters Hill nearly finished me off Tues morning! now I know why I stay north of the river.
  • MrsT
    MrsT Posts: 15
    It sounds so old to be 50, but I don't feel anything like that old.
    Cycling keeps me young, and to prove it I've just bought Wii Fit.
    It's given me a Wii Fit age of 30!!!!
  • KonaKurt
    KonaKurt Posts: 720
    Eeek! I'm 36 in May, so I will click now while I am a full dot below a mid life crisis..!
    On some rides, my knees feel 50ish and my rear a little nappy sore. Always young at heart though :)

    KK.
  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    22
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    linsen wrote:
    22

    My ex had the same problem - she was 39 for 10 years :twisted:
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    White Line wrote:
    biondino wrote:
    When I see an 18 year old on a bicycle I give them as wide a berth as possible :)
    What, just because we like to pop some wheelies every now and then. That doesn't mean we're a danger on the roads, does it? :P

    P.S. I like to try and bunny hop up on the those things that carry cars to showrooms. :)

    Race you up the indoor ice wall at Kinlkochleven any time - being older doesn't mean you have to stop having fun :twisted:

    I feel it's my duty to share my wisdom and spelling with you young people 8)

    I saw that but didn't want to say anything, wot with me being old and stupid n nat :lol:
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    linsen wrote:
    22

    You don't look a day over 21 :wink:
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • DiggingDeeper
    DiggingDeeper Posts: 225
    itboffin wrote:
    linsen wrote:
    22

    You don't look a day over 21 :wink:

    You don't want to be confusing frame height with age now!
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    I feel it's my duty to share my wisdom and spelling with you young people 8)

    Hold on now, just because we're under 30 doesn't mean we can't spell.

    Now, be honest, how many times did you check that post for errors?
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  • snakehips
    snakehips Posts: 2,272
    Why is there just one category for the 50+ ? Is nobody interested to know if we are over 60 , over 70 ...etc. Is anybody interested in us at all ?
    Are we just seen as an amorphous mass , each one indistinguishable from the other , only noticeable when we take a long time to pack our bags and pay at supermarket checkouts ?

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  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    It is quite possible I did not tell the truth earlier about my age.

    Having said that, I did get asked for ID in Waitrose two years ago - I called over my 8 and 6 years olds, asked if they were valid forms of ID.

    And just two weeks ago, I was asked if I was studying in Southampton (when my Dad told a friend where I lived) I said I had been, 17 years previously.

    Perhaps time to start dressing and acting like a grown up?

    Nah........
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    linsen wrote:
    It is quite possible I did not tell the truth earlier about my age.

    Having said that, I did get asked for ID in Waitrose two years ago - I called over my 8 and 6 years olds, asked if they were valid forms of ID.

    And just two weeks ago, I was asked if I was studying in Southampton (when my Dad told a friend where I lived) I said I had been, 17 years previously.

    Perhaps time to start dressing and acting like a grown up?

    Nah........

    Some would say you do have a young soul.
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  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    I feel it's my duty to share my wisdom and spelling with you young people 8)

    Hold on now, just because we're under 30 doesn't mean we can't spell.

    Now, be honest, how many times did you check that post for errors?

    yet still misspell kinlochleven :wink:
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  • dirk_van_gently
    dirk_van_gently Posts: 826
    Just put my vote in for the over 50s.
    Interesting that there are more 50+ than 18-20
    The yuffs of today ? pah! :D
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  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    cee wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    I feel it's my duty to share my wisdom and spelling with you young people 8)

    Hold on now, just because we're under 30 doesn't mean we can't spell.

    Now, be honest, how many times did you check that post for errors?

    yet still misspell kinlochleven :wink:

    Damn!! :oops:
  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    Which reminds me of a joke

    Why do (insert minority here) policemen go about in threes ?

    Because one can read, one can write and the other likes to hang out with intellectuals

    :D
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    Dirk Van Gently wrote:
    Just put my vote in for the over 50s.
    Interesting that there are more 50+ than 18-20
    The yuffs of today ? pah! :D

    aren't all that age range to busy out earning ASBO's and stabbing each other ;-)
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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Dirk Van Gently wrote:
    Interesting that there are more 50+ than 18-20

    Not really (18 + 19 + 20) should easily be less than (51, 52,53,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66......)
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    Race you up the indoor ice wall at Kinlkochleven any time - being older doesn't mean you have to stop having fun :twisted:
    Ahh, the climbing centre at Kinlochleven. Positive proof that the Yeti is real. The male of the species has a bear, the female has hairly legs. These wiry, weather beaten creatures flock there in great numbers.

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