How long will you continue cycling?

i love riding my bike its good for your head.

p.s it clears your mind of the days work.

until my body gives out

every time someone quits cycling, jeremy clarkson gets a warm glow inside

roll on cycle lanes to mr clarkson

Mr Clarkson owns a push bike, I saw him riding it.

I plan to try and maintain a good level of fitness indefinitely. Cycling is just one of many actvities i love that i'll hopefully continue till something forces me to stop. I love the focus cycling, running, climbing can give you.

My dad who is in his early 60's now continues to push himself, running a marathon a year, being a Wing Chun sifu and doing long cycle tours across japan where is currently resides. Though we have never really seen eye-to-eye he is a big inspiration. More so when he refers to things like his current affliction of prostate cancer as a 'minor irritation.'

as long as physically possible, seeing as Im 40 this month probably about 15 days more then

no fecking way.. i missed this post earlier.. mind you your knowledge of good music is proof.. i'm loving my 40s btw..

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I love this thread. You get more nervous as you get older I think.. keep reading things like this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-12201439
RIP fabulous lady.

I love this thread. You get more nervous as you get older I think.. keep reading things like this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-12201439
RIP fabulous lady.

Choo dat, but push through it anyway. You get a great sense of achievement/satisfaction :-).

wow, I wouldn't have guessed more than early 30s!!

Repped for grooming...

I would like to thank the general population here for making me feel better. At 52 today, and having been told by my grandson I am old, it now seems possible that I may be able to stagger on for a short while yet.

Naah, it's all downhill from here on in.

Which is good for cyclists.

Win.

I would like to thank the general population here for making me feel better. At 52 today, and having been told by my grandson I am old, it now seems possible that I may be able to stagger on for a short while yet.

52 eh? plenty of life in youmate

*from a bloke who's 25 and look 40.

One of the guys at the Willesden dinner the other night was 100. They were joking (maybe) about entering him and Rocco in a tandem event.. combined age of 180 or so.

Quality^^ heres a cake for the younger aquarian readers

Mid nineties - That's the decade, not her age.

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London-Birmingham 1937.

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Great pics and post Clubman, thanks.

Cracking net helmet!

There are two more Ethel pictures but they won't load at the moment. I'll try later.

1960's.

note single brake fixed TT bike in its 'original' environment.

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An abnormally aggressive pose. There are pictures which make her look more feminine, but they are all stuck into scrap books and are difficult to scan.

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I plan to try and maintain a good level of fitness indefinitely. Cycling is just one of many actvities i love that i'll hopefully continue till something forces me to stop. I love the focus cycling, running, climbing can give you.

Of the three activities you cite, cycling is the one most likely to last into old age. Running typically puts significantly more stress and impact on the knees and ankles, for example (although people riding too high a gear on fixed can cause themselves some serious knee pain). Even where people develop mobility issues, they can often use trikes.

@clubman, great photos!! Ethel was quite a girl. thank you for sharing with us..

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