I'm 35, and have ridden centuries and want to start riding some brevets next season. I know on my regular road route, the guys passing me on their cervelos are usually older than my parents. With cycling, age doesn't seem to matter much...unless its racing.
On May 10, 4:40 pm, Lynne Fitz <[email protected]> wrote: > (for the record, I did not do that particular ride. I have done > others ) I'm 53. My riding buddy who did the ride in just over 21 > hours is, oh, 48. She rides a custom Sweetpea which weighs a ton. > More than my fully-loaded Bleriot. Two other women on the ride, at > least one in her 50's. Four women, and you don't want to get trumped > by GIRLS do you? :-) > > The oldest rider on that particular ride is 68, and he's very, very > fast. > > Many of the riders were over 50. My informal observation at the start > of Pacific Northwest brevets is that the majority of the participants > are older - 40's, 50's and older. > > Bike weight - my hot little Lemond weighs 19 lbs. My Bleriot weighs > 29 lbs. Of course, it has fenders, two racks, and lighting. And big, > fat, heavy wheels :-) > > On May 10, 4:25 pm, Gino Zahnd <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've ridden some brevets and centuries on my (relatively) lightweight > > Saluki. No doubles though. > > > I'll be 35 in June. > > > Bike weight: 24.5lbs w/fenders, front rack and Schmidt hub/light. > > Here's a photo, minus the > > hub/light:http://www.flickr.com/photos/gzahnd/3352703418/sizes/l/ > > > I could knock off more weight with a B17 Ti, losing a chainring, > > non-lugged stem, and a few other tiny unnoticeable-to-anyone-but-me > > things. But then I fear you people would start calling me a weight > > weenie... ;-) (and it's light enough!) > > > -Gino > > Chico, CA > > > On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 2:36 PM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > All of you riders who do double centuries and brevets (on heavy Rivs): how > > > old are you? > > > > Patrick "seeking for any excuse" More- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
