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@clubman
I'm happy to say I've no direct experience of being 70 - although in the first couple of weeks after that recent crash I often felt I'd gone straight into my eighties.
However, I can tell you my tolerance of alcohol has lessened with age and I now avoid drinking the day before any serious riding, and after a hard day on the bike drinking in the evening will cause problems the next day.
I prefer to feel alert on at least some mornings, and I see my practice of abstaining one or two eveings a week as a benefit which I'd lose if I stopped riding.
Incidentally, I'm just beginning to get back on my bike.