Yes, Corwin, I agree with Ryan. Hearing that your custom was stolen made my stomach turn. I’m so sorry.
I also embrace the idea of keeping as fit as one can as one ages. I think about this more than I like to admit (I’m 41 now, and while 40 didn’t scare me, 50 sure does). I really changed how I cook about 7 or 8 years ago (organic produce, pasture-raised meats, and I make nearly everything from scratch) in hopes of avoiding the diseases that plague so many Americans. I have added a a lot of different workouts to my routine, too, the best of which are weights and core. I take photos so I can see progress. I know what you mean, Corwin, about the guys older than you being incredibly fit. I have met these people! I attended a talk with a trio who mountain biked the Great Divide. Three retirement-age, white-haired men stood up to give the talk. Incredible! I think of the man on this List who rides his orange Appaloosa - he’s in his 80s and has done crazy mileage. He says people ask him how he does it and he says, “I can do it because I do it.” I hope my trio of bikes can be my companions, riding with me through the upcoming decades and growing old with me. And to that end, please enjoy this nonagenarian on her steel mixte. Don’t you love her? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2s0aGCVet0 Leah > On Apr 9, 2022, at 12:22 PM, Ryan <ryter...@mts.net> wrote: > > Yikes,Corwin...sorry to hear about the theft of your 1st custom given that > customs are hardly a spur-of-the-moment purchase...also true for any > non-customs on this list > > So...that being said, hypothetically being forced to pick one is like picking > just one of your kids, if you have children > > If I get so inflexible I can't swing a leg over; guess it's my 2016 custom > Riv mixte > > But I'm not going gently into that good night > > >> On Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 1:15:30 AM UTC-5 Corwin wrote: >> I readily admit that mixte and step-through frames serve a valuable purpose >> for those with trouble throwing a leg over the rear wheel, saddle, top tube, >> etc. But I reject the notion that one must slow down just because they have >> achieved a certain age. I have been on numerous club rides in the hills of >> the East Bay where guys as much as thirty years older than me simply rode >> away from me on the hills. I'm a decent climber - and not only have they >> ridden away from me going uphill - they have ridden away going down as well! >> >> I think there is a great deal of value in maintaining the flexibility >> required to throw a leg over. I see no reason to stop now or ever. Like >> Grant, I plan to ride (and surf, scuba dive, etc.) right up to the end. We >> need not be stopped by the aging process. >> >> My one bike would be a close contest between my original custom and my >> Bianchi Cross Project. My original custom was stolen a little more than a >> year ago. A new one is in the works. I hope to be on it by the end of the >> year. >> >> Namaste, >> >> >> Corwin >> >>> On Friday, April 8, 2022 at 10:37:02 PM UTC-7 Ian A wrote: >>> Patrick, >>> >>> I don't know if I have mentioned this before, but your green custom >>> Matthews with SA hub is a thing of beauty. >>> >>> Ian A Alberta Canada >>> >>> >>>> On Friday, April 8, 2022 at 5:09:07 PM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote: >>>> The apocalypse/age angle came later; the original question was, if one >>>> only, which one? >>>> >>>> Me, tho' I'm quite clear which "one and only" I'd choose, I'd like to >>>> propose a followup thread: Gunman holds gun to (your) temple, sez: "It's >>>> your life; I don't care. Which second bike would you keep, after >>>> relegating #s 3 sq to the abyss?" (Eloquent gunman, that.) I think another >>>> responder already broached this thread extension. >>>> >>>> I'll lead: My 2020 Chauncey Matthews clone of 2003 Curt Goodrich 26" wheel >>>> Road custom, but tweaked with Grant-forbiddent things like hub gear and >>>> very weird braze-on embellishments (details upon request). The 2003 was a >>>> near clone of the 1999, and the Matthews replicates it in thinner wall, >>>> thinner gauge tubing, for -- Yes! -- that true planing experience. That >>>> the '03 was too stout I realized after 15 years. >>>> >>>> Patrick Moore, grimly bottom-trimming for the common good, in ABQ, NM. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2022 at 4:40 PM Jay Lonner <jay.l...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Kinda late to this one, but if the point of the question is to call >>>>> attention to the virtues of step-through frames for the aging cyclist I >>>>> agree with the sentiment that a tadpole-style trike is a better choice >>>>> for those with a whole host of musculoskeletal ailments and/or balance >>>>> issues. Back to the wall, if I could only have one bike for the rest of >>>>> my life it’d be an aluminum e-assist trike, which is about as anti-Riv as >>>>> you can get. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/uIxvJuDqMQQ/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cfbd215f-614a-41b3-bee9-5f9f279d6943n%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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