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General Discussion / Re: older riders

« on: May 12, 2009, 01:13:52 pm »

Hi. I have never posted on this forum before but this thread hits home. I'm 62 years old and my passion is mountain biking. I also ride on the road to maintain fitness. Last year I build a Surly Long Haul Trucker touring bike with hopes to do a tour but haven't realized that dream yet. All my riding buddies are at least 20 years younger than I,so I have to work really hard to maintain the pace but ocassionally I still have my moments when I get in the "zone" and have an outstanding ride. It is theese times when I feel that I have turned back the clock at least for a day! I gotta go take a nap now..... riding an offroad time trial this evening...... need all the strength that I can muster.....maybe today's ride will be one of those magic moments!!!!!