Should I ride tomorrow? If so, how far?

[vickster]

Some bits of shopping to do then a 10 miler is planned.
Followed by a nice BBQ

Ah yes, Currys...did you open the box as they can be very awkward about taking back opened goods

 

[Dave7]

Ah yes, Currys...did you open the box as they can be very awkward about taking back opened goods

Yes I did open it. I had to in order to find out I had been given the duff info.
It it however packed awayvery neatly.

 

[vickster]

Yes I did open it. I had to in order to find out I had been given the duff info.
It it however packed awayvery neatly.

Good luck returning

 

[steveindenmark]

How old do you need to be before your age dictates how far you ride?

I obviously missed this chapter in the cycling handbook.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

How old do you need to be before your age dictates how far you ride?

Or you've not reached that age yet

 

[ColinJ]

How old do you need to be before your age dictates how far you ride?

I obviously missed this chapter in the cycling handbook.

When I was 53, I was doing a 100 mile audax ride when this happened...

There was a fast 14% descent off the hill and I was watching out for a right turn towards the bottom. I spotted another rider ahead of me whose positioning on the road told me that he was going to miss the turn so I accelerated hard and caught him just in time and shouted “Right turn here!” He wasn't able to make the turn but I slowed down and waited for him. He soon came back and joined me on the right road; we ended up doing the rest of the ride together.

He was an older rider who had just celebrated his 70th birthday. I had a long chat with him about the health benefits of cycling and how I'd love to still be riding my bike in my 70s, like him. He did long rides several times a week with friends who had retired at the same time as him.

Apparently, one of his clubmates is 85 and still gets a 50 mile ride in at least once a week. He cycles 25 miles to a cafe, sits there enjoying the company of his mates for an hour or so, then cycles home.

Oh, and the 70 year old kept upping the pace so I had to ask him to back off a bit because his navigator was struggling to keep up!

 

[Dave7]

Good luck returning

Money refunded no probs .
Just having a bit of lunch then a ride.