Is 52 too old to start?

[Grant Fondo]

Re-started at 71 (2 yrs aga). Still slow and hills present a challenge. What the heck though, as long as it is enjoyable and gets me out of the house on a bi-daily basis.

Keep up the good work sir! Hills started posing a challenge for me in my 40's ... mind you it is a bit lumpy to the west of me

 

[Saluki]

Wonder what he's doing now at 62?

Possibly asking advise from only the ‘gentlemen’. The reason I didn’t reply then as I felt unqualified as I don’t have the requisite plumbing.

 

[All uphill]

Possibly asking advise from only the ‘gentlemen’. The reason I didn’t reply then as I felt unqualified as I don’t have the requisite plumbing.

I always wince a little when I see questions addressed to "guys" or "chaps".

 

[Saluki]

I always wince a little when I see questions addressed to "guys" or "chaps".

Yep. We are allowed jobs now and can go shopping, vote, leave the kitchen and all sorts nowadays. We are even allowed to own and ride bikes that are not pink and don’t have tassels or baskets if we want.

 

[All uphill]

Yep. We are allowed jobs now and can go shopping, vote, leave the kitchen and all sorts nowadays. We are even allowed to own and ride bikes that are not pink and don’t have tassels or baskets if we want.

That's equality for you!

 

[Alex321]

I always wince a little when I see questions addressed to "guys" or "chaps".

A lot of the people I know will use "guys" as a gender-neutral term nowadays. I've heard women I know say "come on guys" to a mainly female group.

I think it is one of those words whose meaning is gradually changing.

But the OP here did use "gentlemen" (11 years ago), which has only one meaning.

 

[ColinJ]

Keep up the good work sir! Hills started posing a challenge for me in my 40's ... mind you it is a bit lumpy to the west of me
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It is a bit lumpy round Burnley too!

 

[Grant Fondo]

It is a bit lumpy round Burnley too!

See what you mean! I'm getting a bit bored of north wales routes, so quite fancy Clitheroe to Grassington or something like that as a nice autumn ride.

 

[Grant Fondo]

It is a bit lumpy round Burnley too!

Went up this one a few weeks back, tops out at 19.5% ... felt like death warmed up at the summit

 

[ColinJ]

See what you mean! I'm getting a bit bored of north wales routes, so quite fancy Clitheroe to Grassington or something like that as a nice autumn ride.

There are lots of nice circular routes from Clitheroe out into the Forest of Bowland and back. THIS ONE would be easily modified to start and finish in Clitheroe.

 

[Grant Fondo]

There are lots of nice circular routes from Clitheroe out into the Forest of Bowland and back. THIS ONE would be easily modified to start and finish in Clitheroe.

Sounds good. Much more leisurely afternoon on my last visit up there, took my mum to Northcote for lunch, bloody lovely

 

[ColinJ]

Sounds good. Much more leisurely afternoon on my last visit up there, took my mum to Northcote for lunch, bloody lovely

Very nice!

I sometimes go up the parallel Chapel Ln/Whitehalgh Ln to Top of Ramsgreave, then drop down to Blackburn to catch a train home.

 

[Petrichorwheels]

I always wince a little when I see questions addressed to "guys" or "chaps".

guys can be a collective term, admittedly not "gentlemen" - tend to think few folks of whatever gender or persuasion would qualify under that.
on the original question, go for it.

 

[TK421]

I read this and I did notice the start date but I am thinking that there is a lot of good information and positive advice which has encouraged me to ignore the long list of minor health problems I have and carry on.

 

[wooster]

Possibly asking advise from only the ‘gentlemen’. The reason I didn’t reply then as I felt unqualified as I don’t have the requisite plumbing.

Maybe he knew men tend to complain a lot more and so were more likely to identify with his fears than women

BTW, gentlemen might be pretty pleased about their plumbing while young but take it from me it's nothing but trouble as you get older