Over 50s

Dubzy

Always been a bike fanatic without the time and opportunity but after receiving early retirement at 55 years, I now have the opportunity to warm the saddle. Will now be buying a quality bike to blow the cobwebs away. I live in MB country - North Wales and welcome any suggested routes and indeed bikes to buy - looking at hardtails up to £700 initially. The MTB community seems a welcoming group and I look forward to meeting some of you in the future.

Dubs

Splottboy

SNAP! Me 52 now, and N.Wales based.
Currently getting over an injury, but still very active/fit.
See us on www.nthdegreemtb.com to see our gaff!

I gotta nice rigid - OH ER MISSUS! - lovely full sus, and carbon road bike, so I'm
hoping to get out now the snows gone, so if you wanna drop me a line, you're welcome!

Jedi

look at the new scott range of hardtails . my mate just bought a scale 40 and loves it

diy

get a heart rate monitor. Seriously anyone over 40 who suddenly returns to active sport needs to watch the load on the ticker.

I would recommend a rockhopper see (not recommending evans btw ):
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/spe ... per%20bike

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/spe ... per%20bike

llamafarmer

Welcome to the forum, you're dead right about the mtb community being a friendly one, I take it for granted now that if I'm out on a ride, I'll end up meeting other mtbers and chatting bikes or offering/receiving assistance for mechanical issues and punctures.

a900ss

diy wrote:

get a heart rate monitor. Seriously anyone over 40 who suddenly returns to active sport needs to watch the load on the ticker.

I would recommend a rockhopper see (not recommending evans btw ):
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/spe ... per%20bike

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/spe ... per%20bike

Over 40???? I'm 38, just starting biking but I've bought a HRM. Like you say, I don;t want to overstress my ticker, it's been doing nothing for the past 15 years so this is going to come as a shock to it!!!

PS - I've just bought a Rockhopper SL Comp.

Jedi

forget about hrm's . just get out and ride and enjoy it!

diy

Jedi wrote:

forget about hrm's . just get out and ride and enjoy it!

So you don't bother with any kind of medical questionnaire on your courses?

Hope you have good instructors liability insurance.

Jedi

stupid retort!

of course i do. we are talking about riding a bike for yourself not joining any course or anything.

some people it seems think you can't gte off the sofa without a mediacal check

Dubzy

I'm not quite over the hill yet and agree with the "just ride" comment. Thanks for all the comments.

Dubs

diy

If you take it nice and easy to start with look to get into a basic habit or regular rides and give yourself 4-6 weeks to leatherr-up your bum and get used to riding, you'll be amazed just how much energy you have.

I would buy a good pair of gel shorts, probably the only thing I would not economise on.

Frostys

Returned to the saddle myself last August after a looong lay off... You could do a lot worse than the Core range from Genesis a good alternative to the usual choices.

tubaonwheels

Hya Dubzy, another old gimma here I've only taken up serious(ish) mtb'ing in the last 12 months and lovin it. About to take delivery of my first decent bike - a cube reaction RX.
Its a bit over your budget, but all the cube bikes look quality.

I'm also an anti HRM advocate - though I have kept pretty active most of my life. I tend to know when my heart rates racing - usual indicators, extreme breathlessness and nausea

Have fun mate.

bomberesque

thanks to you old farts for making this 39 year old feel young!

Enjoy!