You look down while taking a shower and realize gray hairs do not only occur on your head.
You read the nutrition labels on cereal boxes, looking only for the fiber content.
You wake up early for an early morning bike ride, and your wife snuggles up next you with her 'ready to fool around' signals. You have a tough time deciding which one you want to do.
You wake up early for an early morning bike ride, and your wife snuggles up next you with her 'ready to fool around' signals. You have a tough time deciding which one you want to do.
The 20- or 30-something vision you have of yourself is shattered every time you look in the mirror and see wrinkles, sagging skin, gray hair—or no hair.
The 20- or 30-something vision you have of yourself is shattered every time you look in the mirror and see wrinkles, sagging skin, gray hair-or no hair.
You know you are getting old when you choose riding buddies half you age because they are willing to do stoopid stuff, like half hour hike a bike on scree
I can't remember that far back, but I'm 63 and cracked a rib on Captain Ahab a month ago riding with my son who is 39 years younger than me. I'm thinking a "You know you're over 80 when" thread would be appropriate!
Of course, after writing this, I went back to make sure I hadn't posted to this before....just couldn't remember that either.....hmmm.
When you plan a new bike purchase--not to have a cooler ride, or to be able to shred better, or to keep up with faster riders--but rather to equip yourself so as to minimize risk of a possibly career-ending injury.
You you start planning rides, not by the amount of fun they are likely to be, but based on the location of the toilets and how long it takes to get to them.
Sunday morning on the radio....You listen to replayed old episodes of "Car Talk" with Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers, and you can picture in your mind all of the old cars they are talking about.
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