Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

Hi all, Usually celebrate the time around my birthday with a ride up a hill around my house (Old La Honda Rd., Woodside, CA), however, the decrease in ability appears to increase exponentially every year since I turned 50. For comparision, in my 20's and 30's I was clearing the hill in under 25'...

Up front disclaimer: The Post New Thread font is so small I can barely see it and the Preview Post function isn't working, nor is the spell check. So, editorial errors are probably par for the course. ============================================================================= What a wonderful...

Well the tabbing thingy worked. Given that this has been a repetitive problem why not just put the clue on the heading? Say, how about just reverting to an earlier release until this buggy thing is fixed. You probably have quite a list. Isn't it amazing how the smile of being "on the...

Look out I seem to have found the magic buuton which lets me start new threads. :D Now to see if it works.

Mine was removed last Friday (the 13th), and I came home on Monday. I was wondering how long it might be before I can ride again. 6 weeks?

I can post a new thread - see this? I can reply In general I can do everything I could do on the "new" forum as before except: 1) No smileys on a simple reply - have to go advanced and that option seems to be only with a quote.:notamused: 2) Lots of little places where the text does not line up...

After reading the other posts regarding starting new threads I just have to test it....

Yesterday we rode Chris's age on the tandem, but after that, grocery shopping, two wine tastings, and assorted errand-running, we ran out of steam for the celebratory dinner. Tonight Chris did it up right. While he was prepping food we enjoyed this:...

My wife and I have been pretty regular on our tandem (3-4 times/week) with a few centuries and 100K's thrown in. Working at home does have its advantages. This past week I needed to travel and spent four days eating, sleeping and working; went for an easy 15 mile ride the day back and it felt...

The kind you work with, not the guy you see at the coffee shop. ;) I have a garage full of automotive type tools, but I'm finding that working on bikes is becoming more difficult without the right tool for the job. I just bought a set of SRAM Force shifters along with front and rear derailers,...

I just noticed that the number of posts is listed for each person. Was this always there, or is it one of the new changes? Wish I hadn't seen it. Now my competitive juices have me wondering how much time it would take to post thread replies and new threads to put me in the same numbers league...

Got my new bike yesterday and spent last night and this morning getting everything assembled and adjusted. Sorry there's no white garage door but it's raining and I don't have a garage anyway, just a carport. So I hope a white front door will work. :rolleyes:...

Trying to keep active as winter arriving here in South Dakota. I have bike trainer but not really what I like to do. Anyway after playing some Wednesday night pickup basketball and surviving, I was relaxed on my recliner with foot rest up and cat fell asleep on the comforter over my lap. House rule...

I've complained many times that every ride I take begins with a 3-block climb out of my neighborhood, on a hill that starts at an 11% slope and then pitches up to 16%. After that, I have a couple more blocks of a more moderate hill, and then a flat 4-block stretch. When I'm commuting, that means...