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@Woodie
This thread is awesome with some great stories.
I have spent my life on bikes with the exception of a couple of years (where I lost my way) and will be riding until I'm dead or physically can't.
If I make it that far I want to be like my grandparents. They met riding with the CTC in Yorksire in the 1930's and spent their lives cycle touring. My gran only gave up cycling in her mid 80's when joint problems forced it on her. She was devastated. She was still doing 100 mile rides with the CTC at 80. My Grandad died last year at 93 and was still riding right till the end, though the rides had dropped down to just a couple a week and only around 20-25 miles but well into his late 80's he was doing some pretty epic rides.