The “older I get” thread got me thinking about age an MTBs. I know a lot of you are into mountain biking but I rarely see people over 45- 50 mountain biking, what about you?
Most MTBrs I see at trail heads etc are usually in their 20s or young 30s. Does this have to do with getting hurt?
Most of my friends my age ( 48 ) or older have stopped mountain biking for one reason or another. All have been hurt at one time or another. One even broke his neck and almost died. I‘ve never broken anything but I never really got into intense single track like some of you, jumping logs, rocks etc. My worse injuries were just muscular and bruises from going over the handlebars etc, just minor cuts and scrapes.
My wife refuses to mountain bike now due to the injury factor although I’ve recently got her into cyclocross and dirt road rides.
Most of my road bike friends are 50-80 years old and many had been MTBrs in the past.
I’m just curious if this is a normal trend, what is too old for single track mountain biking? For those that due intense riding, how long do you think you’ll keep it up?
Most MTBrs I see at trail heads etc are usually in their 20s or young 30s. Does this have to do with getting hurt?
Most of my friends my age ( 48 ) or older have stopped mountain biking for one reason or another. All have been hurt at one time or another. One even broke his neck and almost died. I‘ve never broken anything but I never really got into intense single track like some of you, jumping logs, rocks etc. My worse injuries were just muscular and bruises from going over the handlebars etc, just minor cuts and scrapes.
My wife refuses to mountain bike now due to the injury factor although I’ve recently got her into cyclocross and dirt road rides.
Most of my road bike friends are 50-80 years old and many had been MTBrs in the past.
I’m just curious if this is a normal trend, what is too old for single track mountain biking? For those that due intense riding, how long do you think you’ll keep it up?
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