I, love the T-shirt that states, "Never under estimate an old guy on a bike." Nearing 68 and having returned to cycling 6 years ago after a multi-decade long hiatus, I am amazed at how much my health, wellness, vigor and zest for life (not to mention my cycling abilities) have sky rocketed. Thanks for the salute to old guys on bikes!
On the day of my 70th birthday I set out to tour the country riding south from Newak, DE to Yorktown, VA. From Yorktown I rode across the country to Astoria, OR. Then up to Anacortes, WA to ride back home to western MA. I successfully finished this tour arriving home seven months later in mid October. I averaged 58 miles per day riding a fully loaded bicycle, 60 pounds of gear at an average speed of 10mph. Five months of riding with two months of hiking, kayaking, and sightseeing. Never underestimate a seventy year old guy on a bicycle.
I'm 80, and I've been cycling or running just about all my life, except when the kids were growing up. Our winters are cold, so I do an indoor workout for about an hour most days, some strength exercises and mostly riding the indoor bike, until the weather warms up. My diet is pretty healthy - four meals a day, including plenty of fruit and veg, but no fast food. I'm not on any meds.
I'm 69 and I'm sort of the same as you when it comes to riding but I recently went to the dentist because I'm getting implants so I had to get a physical for the surgery. They found I have high blood pressure and an abnormality in my EKG. So the surgery has to wait but the thing that really upset me was the doctor said to stay off the bike for a while until they sort this out. That isn't going to happen. I rode 20 miles on the trainer last night and felt great afterwards. I thought I was more healthy than most people my age because I eat right, don't drink, and I exercise because who would have guessed this. What a Christmas present eh. I hope I can make it 80 and still ride.
Use it or lose it! Studies show the best thing one can do is keep moving. Nothing else works as well. I no longer count distance, just time. 1-3 hours each ride, 5-6 times a week. Nobody believes I'll be 70 next year :-)
my group started riding 35 years ago, some have passed away, but most are still riding in their 70's and two in their 80's. amazing what the body will do if you ask it. I'm 68 and will keep it up as long as I can, staying away from mirrors helps.
I'm 76. I just completed 7600 mi this year. I wanted to ride my age. I've ridden my age for 6 years in a row. Two meds: Eliquis due to blood clot and 1-5mg Simvastatin. BP: 118/54. resting HR: 42. Welcome to my world!
I am over 70 and ride with several folks that are over 70. Some of us ride ebikes at times. Most of us don't ride in cold, winter weather and a few head south for the winter. The biggest problem I have in doing group rides with older folks is that many of them are hard of hearing! 😁
I needed to see this. Just turned 60, health is pretty good (no issues or meds), but I don't want to rest on luck of the draw. Just bought a new Trek and excited to get into riding in the spring (I live in Iowa, so the riding season has pretty much closed). To psych myself up I'm at the gym riding the stationary and lifting. I plan to do the RAGBRAI in July. Ultimate goal? Ride Northern Tier cross-country @ 65 right after retirement. Thanks for the inspiration!
What an inspiring video. I got back on a bike at 62 just over 12 months ago after a 40 year gap. I could barely manage 5 miles, but now at 3 stone lighter I regularly ride 80-100 miles around the New Forest in the UK and knowing these guys have 10+ years on me gives me a genuine lift for the future. Thanks for posting and subscribed. Merry Christmas from Hampshire Uk Clay
At 72 no meds. Still riding 5 or so days(120-175 miles in summer) a week. Rarely do group rides. Still having fun & mostly Zone 2 with 1 or 2 fast pedal or threshold, or VO 2 Max if body allows. Ride Smarter not Harder😊💯👍👊
I am 73. I no longer ride outside because of eye problems. I do however ride Zwift three times each week. I would like to ride outside but I enjoy knowing I won’t crash because I no longer see adequately. The only meds I take is a very low dosage for cholesterol reduction, not age related. I have 2:50 needed that for thirty years. Also something for my prostate. That is old age I’m afraid. I ran for twenty five years and I have ridden for twenty seven years. Yes, fifty three years total.. Resting heart rate of fifty eight to sixty two. I live in San Diego. I don’t recognize the roads in the video.
Back home in California, I used to ride with an older gentleman who owned a bike shop and still could hurt a 32-year-old man. Now I am the older one. Living in Australia now. Still riding and it helps. Keep rolling Fellas. Good for the body and the mind. Happy new years.
Come to Florida and you will find lots of 70+ riders in group rides. While our local group of twenty or more riders has some younger 55+ individuals we also have several 80+ riders. While the average speeds aren't the 23 - 25 mph average we acheived when we were all younger, we still manage 18- 20 mph. Most of the group gets in 5,000 miles annually but we have some over achiever's striving to ride 10,000 miles annually.
One of the guys in our group is turning 80 December 30th, we all will ride the 80 miles with him. There is an 81 year old woman in our group shes still going strong and can smash it on the climbs!
You can always tell the guys that have been riding for 30 to 40 years by their bright yellow or red jerseys. They know what it takes to survive through the decades by not being hit by a car. Still can’t understand why the millennials want to wear all black, no lights, completely invisible, and purposely try to piss off cars. New riders, If you get a chance, ride with these older guys and learn from them. They have lots of wisdom and can teach you how to survive through the years. Do whatever you can to reduce risk and let God sort the details out!
I'm a Torontonian and have been riding since age 12, yes through our crappy winters, advanced into racing when I got older and now at 71 I'm hitting 9 to 12 thousand kms per year at a good clip, depending on the weather. Many say I'm in the 1% class for my age, too bad my bank account isn't . . . remember Just-Just-the-Bike!
Funny this was recommended to me-I started riding a couple months ago at 22, and still am entirely unable to keep up with people apparently approaching 70. Rather humbling. Maybe I'll see you guys on the road! I'm from Oxnard, sometimes ride through Camarillo, but not too familiar with the routes yet.
@@tenebreonlabs We ride Saturday and Sunday starting at Starbucks on Las Posas near the freeway. Riding with a group is a good way to learn the secret areas of where to ride because a cycling community has already figured out the low-traffic and safe places to ride. Also you’ll get stronger over time.
I would like to say, you were rather disparaging to those of us over 70. I’m north of 70, ride 2-300 miles a week. I live in HI, but was over in SoCal and rode with a lot of over 70’s and 80’s.
@@jayobannon5359 I was trying to be nice. In TH-camland, there’s always some that will get offended. Fortunately, the group I ride with has a great sense of humor about it.
People "70" don't ride their bikes? Tell George, Frank, Paul, David and the rest of the guys who raced 70+ at CX Nets - and that was no club ride on your Pinner-nagos at 12mph.
@@isitrachelorj3953 we live near Leisure Village which is a retirement community. There are a lot of rocking chairs on the front porch. That’s more common. That’s what I was saying.
I, love the T-shirt that states, "Never under estimate an old guy on a bike." Nearing 68 and having returned to cycling 6 years ago after a multi-decade long hiatus, I am amazed at how much my health, wellness, vigor and zest for life (not to mention my cycling abilities) have sky rocketed. Thanks for the salute to old guys on bikes!
It’s awesome to see so many older cyclists out there crushing it!
On the day of my 70th birthday I set out to tour the country riding south from Newak, DE to Yorktown, VA. From Yorktown I rode across the country to Astoria, OR. Then up to Anacortes, WA to ride back home to western MA. I successfully finished this tour arriving home seven months later in mid October. I averaged 58 miles per day riding a fully loaded bicycle, 60 pounds of gear at an average speed of 10mph. Five months of riding with two months of hiking, kayaking, and sightseeing. Never underestimate a seventy year old guy on a bicycle.
Incredible! What an amazing journey.
At 60, lemme just say I want to be you when I grow up 😇
I'm 80, and I've been cycling or running just about all my life, except when the kids were growing up. Our winters are cold, so I do an indoor workout for about an hour most days, some strength exercises and mostly riding the indoor bike, until the weather warms up. My diet is pretty healthy - four meals a day, including plenty of fruit and veg, but no fast food. I'm not on any meds.
Fantastic!!!
I'm 69 and I'm sort of the same as you when it comes to riding but I recently went to the dentist because I'm getting implants so I had to get a physical for the surgery. They found I have high blood pressure and an abnormality in my EKG. So the surgery has to wait but the thing that really upset me was the doctor said to stay off the bike for a while until they sort this out. That isn't going to happen. I rode 20 miles on the trainer last night and felt great afterwards. I thought I was more healthy than most people my age because I eat right, don't drink, and I exercise because who would have guessed this. What a Christmas present eh. I hope I can make it 80 and still ride.
Use it or lose it! Studies show the best thing one can do is keep moving. Nothing else works as well. I no longer count distance, just time. 1-3 hours each ride, 5-6 times a week. Nobody believes I'll be 70 next year :-)
my group started riding 35 years ago, some have passed away, but most are still riding in their 70's and two in their 80's. amazing what the body will do if you ask it. I'm 68 and will keep it up as long as I can, staying away from mirrors helps.
Haha, mirrors help you to train areas that you should and have neglected. Never too late to do strength training.
@@CoolGrey7Man well, for me, I feel 18 till I look in a mirror.
I'm 76. I just completed 7600 mi this year. I wanted to ride my age. I've ridden my age for 6 years in a row. Two meds: Eliquis due to blood clot and 1-5mg Simvastatin. BP: 118/54. resting HR: 42. Welcome to my world!
Right there with you, he was rather dismissive of us older riders.
You’re taking a real risk riding while on Eliquis. Your next crash could be your last crash. Good luck!
I am over 70 and ride with several folks that are over 70. Some of us ride ebikes at times. Most of us don't ride in cold, winter weather and a few head south for the winter. The biggest problem I have in doing group rides with older folks is that many of them are hard of hearing! 😁
LOL...being over 70 myself I've discovered that sometimes it is better to selectively be hard of hearing.
I needed to see this.
Just turned 60, health is pretty good (no issues or meds), but I don't want to rest on luck of the draw. Just bought a new Trek and excited to get into riding in the spring (I live in Iowa, so the riding season has pretty much closed). To psych myself up I'm at the gym riding the stationary and lifting. I plan to do the RAGBRAI in July.
Ultimate goal? Ride Northern Tier cross-country @ 65 right after retirement.
Thanks for the inspiration!
@@xnihilo64 Cool. Nothing better than a new shiny bike to motivate you!!
What an inspiring video. I got back on a bike at 62 just over 12 months ago after a 40 year gap. I could barely manage 5 miles, but now at 3 stone lighter I regularly ride 80-100 miles around the New Forest in the UK and knowing these guys have 10+ years on me gives me a genuine lift for the future. Thanks for posting and subscribed.
Merry Christmas from Hampshire Uk
Clay
@@claytonjones5857 Merry Christmas!!
At 72 no meds. Still riding 5 or so days(120-175 miles in summer) a week. Rarely do group rides. Still having fun & mostly Zone 2 with 1 or 2 fast pedal or threshold, or VO 2 Max if body allows. Ride Smarter not Harder😊💯👍👊
I'm 77 do 200k per week in three rides one day apart at 25/26 kph average.
I am 73. I no longer ride outside because of eye problems. I do however ride Zwift three times each week. I would like to ride outside but I enjoy knowing I won’t crash because I no longer see adequately. The only meds I take is a very low dosage for cholesterol reduction, not age related. I have 2:50 needed that for thirty years. Also something for my prostate. That is old age I’m afraid. I ran for twenty five years and I have ridden for twenty seven years. Yes, fifty three years total.. Resting heart rate of fifty eight to sixty two. I live in San Diego. I don’t recognize the roads in the video.
Back home in California, I used to ride with an older gentleman who owned a bike shop and still could hurt a 32-year-old man. Now I am the older one. Living in Australia now. Still riding and it helps. Keep rolling Fellas. Good for the body and the mind. Happy new years.
@@Simonewhitesim-1music You too!!! Thanks
Military amputee at 77 you can find me and my riding partner on Strava😂🐸
Come to Florida and you will find lots of 70+ riders in group rides. While our local group of twenty or more riders has some younger 55+ individuals we also have several 80+ riders. While the average speeds aren't the 23 - 25 mph average we acheived when we were all younger, we still manage 18- 20 mph. Most of the group gets in 5,000 miles annually but we have some over achiever's striving to ride 10,000 miles annually.
@@peterduthie1806 That’s Awesome!!!
The guy I ride with is 76 and I am 68. He smokes me when we rode. We usually ride around 40 miles at a time.
Its not so special in your seventies if you keep going. Do not stop.
Happy to average 8mph on a 15 mile ride 😊
Not 70 but 63 and just rode 2500 miles from Denver to LA. People told me I was « inspirational » now I understand it means « old » 😂😂😂
I'm 69 and ride 3 times a week, for a total of between 150kms up to 200kms per week. Average from 26kph up to 28.5kph dependent on weather and route
One of the guys in our group is turning 80 December 30th, we all will ride the 80 miles with him. There is an 81 year old woman in our group shes still going strong and can smash it on the climbs!
You can always tell the guys that have been riding for 30 to 40 years by their bright yellow or red jerseys. They know what it takes to survive through the decades by not being hit by a car. Still can’t understand why the millennials want to wear all black, no lights, completely invisible, and purposely try to piss off cars. New riders, If you get a chance, ride with these older guys and learn from them. They have lots of wisdom and can teach you how to survive through the years. Do whatever you can to reduce risk and let God sort the details out!
Very inspiring ! Ride on ! 🚴🏼🤙🏽
Thank you!
I'm a Torontonian and have been riding since age 12, yes through our crappy winters, advanced into racing when I got older and now at 71 I'm hitting 9 to 12 thousand kms per year at a good clip, depending on the weather. Many say I'm in the 1% class for my age, too bad my bank account isn't . . . remember Just-Just-the-Bike!
@@CoolGrey7Man that’s fantastic. You are in the one percent of your age group. Keep it up as long as you can.
Funny this was recommended to me-I started riding a couple months ago at 22, and still am entirely unable to keep up with people apparently approaching 70. Rather humbling.
Maybe I'll see you guys on the road! I'm from Oxnard, sometimes ride through Camarillo, but not too familiar with the routes yet.
@@tenebreonlabs We ride Saturday and Sunday starting at Starbucks on Las Posas near the freeway. Riding with a group is a good way to learn the secret areas of where to ride because a cycling community has already figured out the low-traffic and safe places to ride. Also you’ll get stronger over time.
Envision a family vehicle: a recumbent sidecar for grandma with an e-bike motor that hauls ass.
@@sativagirl1885 Ha ha!!! Awesome!!!
Inspiring given that I'm months away from the big 7-0!
I would like to say, you were rather disparaging to those of us over 70. I’m north of 70, ride 2-300 miles a week. I live in HI, but was over in SoCal and rode with a lot of over 70’s and 80’s.
@@jayobannon5359 I was trying to be nice. In TH-camland, there’s always some that will get offended. Fortunately, the group I ride with has a great sense of humor about it.
Merry Christmas!
@@RoyImahara You too man!!!
I’m 72 and ride quite a bit, made a 1200 mile trip in 2021 and trip from NC to South Dakota in 2022 with my wife. But we go slow 😂😂😂
@@theoilingchief awesome!!!
There's a group of geezers ride near me. I'm 66 and they're all older. I can barely keep up
@@peterbedford2610 amazing huh?
People "70" don't ride their bikes? Tell George, Frank, Paul, David and the rest of the guys who raced 70+ at CX Nets - and that was no club ride on your Pinner-nagos at 12mph.
@@isitrachelorj3953 we live near Leisure Village which is a retirement community. There are a lot of rocking chairs on the front porch. That’s more common. That’s what I was saying.
🙏⚔️🇺🇸🚴
Ironically athletes get old faster
@@54andBored huh? These guys were pretty fast.
I wouldn't bike after 60 😮
@@54andBored why not? That would mean I’d have to quit pretty soon?