Patchelicious Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 Ask Jens Voigt.......He doesn't simply answer questions.
Paddaman Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 Age starts to catch you after 40. Up until then you can train harder, there after injuries are natures way of saying slow down.
BSG Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 Age starts to catch you after 40. Up until then you can train harder, there after injuries are natures way of saying slow down.Noooooooo, I'm turning 40 on the 12th of April, now I'm starting to get freaked out about my birthday. [emoji85]
Nayr Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 Noooooooo, I'm turning 40 on the 12th of April, now I'm starting to get freaked out about my birthday. [emoji85]Yup went down that road in January, thankfully i can still say i'm just as fast (or slow) as i was when I was 39
Dicky DQ Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 There are some 60+ bullets in the top 20- 30 of k2c and attakwas; but they are machines.
DIPSLICK Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 Most of my older mates are just getting stronger,,,bastids
blondeonabike Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 If an auntie has ever offered you a VOOMA in a race........
Bobbo_SA Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 Most of my older mates are just getting stronger,,,bastids When me and my mate started riding I could ride circles around him (never did out've respect) and he is 8yrs older than me, then i changed jobs and for almost a year i did very little riding, where, in contrast he continued riding and more when he took up road as well.Now he rides circles around me and I doubt I'll get to the same level again.
GlockG4 Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 For the endurance races often the "older" guys/girls are stronger (just look at Ironman times) just makes it easier to compare apples with apples... Found this to be very true imo. In 5h+ event people tend to be older. I dont know why this is, or mayby I am just to slow so I always slug around with the toppies/tannies. I guess finances also plays a big role.
DIPSLICK Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 Found this to be very true imo. In 5h+ event people tend to be older. I dont know why this is, or mayby I am just to slow so I always slug around with the toppies/tannies. I guess finances also plays a big role.Mind set,
Ampandy Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 Some of the guys I ride with are half my age and they can't keep up. BUT then we have a 16 year old that blasts through the trails like the wind.
fanievb Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 Jeepers Ooms. And I worry that the laaities call me oom
Oufy MTB (Roadie) Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 I'm turning 40 in September and have been throwing the age card for the last year already. If you older than the okes you ride with, throw it man, you deserve it. btw, i'm the strongest I have ever been on the bike and hope that when I'm 60 I will be like that old timers that just carry on and on
BSG Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 I'm turning 40 in September and have been throwing the age card for the last year already. If you older than the okes you ride with, throw it man, you deserve it. btw, i'm the strongest I have ever been on the bike and hope that when I'm 60 I will be like that old timers that just carry on and onI must admit that for the first time in many years, I have been stronger this year on the bike as well. I have a cycling buddy, i think he is about 57 and he rides the same uphill more than 2 times up and down while we're on a ride, coming down every time to encourage us "skilpaaie". And I'm doing the Baviaans on 22 August for the first time this year as well.
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