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73 Years old Woman Mountain Bikes down Double Blacks trails! (video)
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Posted on 06/06/2022 11:45:41 AM PDT by RoosterRedux

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Fun to see older people can hold their own in sports.

I bike with a bunch of old-timers (road and MTB) and we ride just as fast on road and technical trails as younger riders.


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1 posted on 06/06/2022 11:45:41 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux
Fun to see older people can hold their own in sports.

I killed my knees playing racquetball 5 days a week for 20 years, and basketball once a week. Rowing is the only aerobic my 67 year old knees can take anymore.

I did enjoy beating the young studs!

2 posted on 06/06/2022 11:52:44 AM PDT by FatherofFive (We support Trump. Not the GOP)
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About 3 months ago, I started riding the trails at a local state park and have slowly gained a lot of my confidence back.

Even though I have been mountain biking for years, I stopped riding the technical trails for a few years. What surprised me is that my sense of balance returned when I started using it again.

3 posted on 06/06/2022 11:58:22 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: FatherofFive

I love rowing. Have a Concept 2 in my den but only use it when bad weather keeps me indoors.


4 posted on 06/06/2022 12:00:07 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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Off topic, any bicyclists have a recommendation for a trailer hitch bike rack?
5 posted on 06/06/2022 12:01:47 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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I’ve never used a trailer hitch rack but I’ll bet some others here have experience with them. Nowadays I just toss my MTB in my truck bed and built a cheap wooden bed rack for my road bike.


6 posted on 06/06/2022 12:14:27 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Bike ping


7 posted on 06/06/2022 12:14:56 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: 1Old Pro

I have had this model Swagman for 15 years or so. The only thing wrong with it was the plastic knobs that hold the tire tray broke. I replaced them with nuts and washers.

https://www.amazon.com/Swagman-Cross-Country-2-Bike-2-Inch-Receiver/dp/B0001VO1YY/ref=sr_1_3?crid=28PFBNR2ZVBFI&keywords=swagman+bike+rack&qid=1654543201&sprefix=swagma%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-3


8 posted on 06/06/2022 12:22:37 PM PDT by MissouriDirtFarmer
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To: RoosterRedux

I’m a decade or two from that age, but in my case I’ve found athletic performance hasn’t decreased as much as chance of injury has increased. Recovery time from injury seemingly takes forever as an additional insult on top of aging.


9 posted on 06/06/2022 12:34:49 PM PDT by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
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Have a Concept 2 in my den

Same here! A good one. But I use it year round, indoors, good or bad weather

10 posted on 06/06/2022 1:26:34 PM PDT by FatherofFive (We support Trump. Not the GOP)
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To: RoosterRedux

Kewel!!!


11 posted on 06/06/2022 1:56:59 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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If mountain climbing can be done without injury (only one fall is permitted), so can mountain biking. You just have to be careful and develop your technical skills very slowly.

That's kind of fun in a way...makes the process more interesting.

12 posted on 06/06/2022 2:00:11 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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BTW, I'll be 74 in August and I bike every day.

That said, I don't take chances. I don't road bike on busy highways and I walk my mountain bike trails and study them before I ride them if I don't know them well.

13 posted on 06/06/2022 2:03:54 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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You might find this interesting...at the 19:00 mark the woman in the video comes to a descent over a rock that she is unsure of. Her coach tells her that if she isn't 100% sure she can make it, don't try.

Some days you feel it, some you don't. Wait until you are sure.

14 posted on 06/06/2022 2:15:08 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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