A double whammy for getting the bike nicked was that I’d just spent a load of money on it. New cogs on the rear wheel, a new chain, brake and gear cables replaced.
I have a collection of bikes here for when the family stays. The trouble is that it looks unlikely that we’ll all be riding together again. Even when travel restrictions ease, I have to admit that I probably won’t have the same degree of fitness I had when we all could go out together. Going on 77 years old now. The e-bike would give me a boost but it isn’t all that suitable for the off-road riding we did.
I’m now asking myself if I should get rid of a couple of bikes. Two of them are good mountain bikes. A Claud Butler and a Trek. I’m not sure I can bring myself to part with them.
You are not alone Mart. I am 83 and when I recently went on one of my old bikes, I just did not feel comfortable. I only have 3 now. Sold the GT to my next door neighbours son. So I have the Brompton, Muddy fox ATB, and the 20” shopper that I was using to just go up the road rather than taking the car. It is very scruffy but well maintained. It’s looks as if nobody would want steal it.
You’re doing well to still be riding Emjay. My brother was OK up until about 81. Slower than before that age but still riding. I kept telling him he should get an e-bike. I think he wishes he had got one now. I said I wouldn’t get one until I was 75 but got it a year earlier than that as it turned out.
I haven’t quite given up the idea of riding the Claud Butler again.
My e-bike is quite a smart-looking one and I rarely ride it to places where I have to leave it alone. I’m sure it would be too much of a target for thieves. Mostly used for riding to and from the allotment.
You seem to be doing well mart keeping an allotment going and still riding. I would imagine that the allotment is far harder work than the bike…:surprised:
I’m the same as you, I can’t bring myself to part with my bike after all these years, but with roads being as busy as they are, and me being a bit wobbly at times, it’s unlikely that I will ride again. I’ll keep up the running for as long as I can though, it’s not as far to fall…
Just been doing a few jobs. I was looking at my old 20” shopper. An impulse grabbed me and I took it out and just rode it up and down the road a few times. It felt good, only the knee (port one) moaned a bit.
