Too old? 
#26 2012-05-03 7:08pm
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Re: Too old?
43 and still at it! 
I'm looking for the following frames, frame & forks or completes by BMX products:
MotoTrac (nickle or chrome), Racer-X or a Super-X (with the double gussets preferred).
Thanks
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#27 2012-05-03 8:19pm
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Re: Too old?
I know exactly how you feel. Let's just say I did a fair share of partying from high school to age 25. When I started riding again I couldn't believe how out of shape I was. I have been trying to ride daily and it hasn't been easy but it is a challenge. Just keep at it, you will only get in better shape and if you keep practicing you will be amazed at what you can pick up.
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#28 2012-05-03 8:37pm
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Re: Too old?
41 and i feel old
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#29 2012-05-03 8:56pm
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Re: Too old?
38(and a half) still riding and skating....never to old[img]]http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t396/Markstrong10/16b2cab1.jpg
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#30 2012-05-03 8:57pm
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Re: Too old?
I messed up those photos... Dont know what happened there:(
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#31 2012-05-03 9:00pm
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#32 2012-05-03 9:01pm
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Re: Too old?
Still hasn't worked, I'll try again later.
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#33 2012-05-03 9:04pm
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Re: Too old?
markstrong10 wrote:
Still hasn't worked, I'll try again later.
i think you got it, welcome to the internet!
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#34 2012-05-03 9:06pm
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Re: Too old?
I'm on the I pad, I think I need to go back to the lap top.![]()
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#35 2012-05-03 9:12pm
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Re: Too old?
We shut up, then we ride. The more we do those two things, the easier it becomes. Welcome to the madness. ![]()
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#36 2012-05-03 9:24pm
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Re: Too old?
I live 10 minutes away from Ray's MTB and I see dudes in their late 40's and 50's clear the Expert Section like a boss. ![]()
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#37 2012-05-03 9:27pm
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Re: Too old?
52 here, and I do about 50 miles a week on my 26" Firemans Texas Cruzer, plus 20 commuting miles a week on my singlespeed road bike, plus a weekly night ride. You're as young as you feel -- dump your car and GET CRUZEN.
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#38 2012-05-03 9:42pm
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Re: Too old?
Im 36 and I started again 6 months ago, Im slowly feeling at home on a bike again...
Like everyone else has said, ride, ride, ride & it will all come together
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#39 2012-05-03 9:51pm
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Re: Too old?
44 years old. Go get it!
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#40 2012-05-04 4:33am
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Re: Too old?
43 next month ,Jesus where did 1985 go I thought it was around here somewhere ![]()
It was Wednesday today , which was strange as yesterday was Friday .....
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#41 2012-05-04 5:13am
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Re: Too old?
You know what bmx has no age limit, I'm 27 I feel like and still act like I'm 16-18
And bmx is to damn expensive when our really young. Well at least to have a half way nice bike
Bmx (for me) is way easier on my knees then any other hard core sport like skating and pushing wood
You my friend need practice you need to streching out them muscles before you ride, he'll I strech ever a.m I do exactly what I do before I go ride but right at my tool box.
Keep rideing and it will all come back. Hell I wnt from flatland when I was a kid, to rollerblading ( because the only local parks only let skaters and skateboarders in) back to bikes now I ride street/park!!! I love it man so fun!!!
I'm a rider not a speller... Sorry if you dislike but I try hard. So please take it easy.
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#42 2012-05-04 5:45am
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Re: Too old?
32, went for my first real ride in a skate park tonight! After about +10 years of not riding anything.
IT WAS AWSOME
But man I am unfit
I Was riding my tour2 I just got, very happy with it
. Can't wait to go back!
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#43 2012-05-04 6:48am
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44T BMX Club, Chicago -- USA-MADE SINCE 2010
Beware of my alter ego, PLANTAIN -- "If there's one thing I won't guarantee, it's your safety!"
Luther Is A Good Ol' Dog Club -- See you at the Rainbow Bridge, my friend!
If it weren't for the Ford Mustang, the world would totally suck.
If you have a line on a Kappa Adidas cruiser, PM me! -- NEVERMIND!!!
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#44 2012-05-04 7:39am
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Re: Too old?
itsdug wrote:
If you want people to read your posts, keep them to 100 characters or less.
Somebody needs to get this little fella a teddy bear to love ![]()
Edit; forgot, welcome to the board burke, and at 30 you are one of the young'uns here. I'm rock'in 42 currently and approaching 43 in a few months!
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#45 2012-05-04 7:48am
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Re: Too old?
I just turned 45 and I just enjoy ridding because I hurt in the morning. I am only young at heart now.
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#46 2012-05-04 8:15am
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Re: Too old?
burke wrote:
I'd lo e to hit some mini dirt jumps but there's none in my area.
. . .
start digging!
i started this spot from scratch at age 34 (four years ago):
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#47 2012-05-04 8:16am
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38 is coming up for me...looking forward to it ![]()
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#48 2012-05-04 8:42am
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Re: Too old?
boersma31p wrote:
. . . your bunny hops are how "we" used to do it in the old days...
35 and in the same bunny hopping rut after a year of being back on a bike.
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#49 2012-05-04 8:46am
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Re: Too old?
I'm 36 and recently started riding/collecting again. The first time I went out for a serious ride, things felt great...until the next day. I was sore in places I didn't know I could get sore. Next time I rode I was fine the next day. I think there are muscles that I only use riding a bike that had been dormant for 20 years!
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#50 2012-05-04 9:46am
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Re: Too old?
it does get easier! like the last poster said, riding taxes muscles we haven't used for years.
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