How should cyclists grow old gracefully

When you ride and practice, does Old Time always keep up with you? Is it time to prepare for the next stage of cycling life? One of the biggest challenges we face in life is to prepare for the future.

When we are young, we always like to live in the present.

But we should still apply sunscreen and save our money to benefit ourselves in a certain time and space in the future.

▲ We always want to ride longer and harder, and faster cycling is no exception.

When we were young, we always took it for granted that we could always grasp the road car to go downhill at high speed, or ride the mountain bike to jump off the rock.

We eat, sleep, ride, repeat, and are indifferent to the passage of time and the decline of physical fitness.

In order to wear tight-fitting cycling clothes to participate in the race or ride, you must have a healthy physique.

When you are young, a healthy body is like a playing dog; It may leave you, but you can always expect it to come back with the ball.

However, as you grow older, the dog will grow older.

Finally, one day, it ran not so fast after the ball, and even didn’t bother to pick it up.

Finally, it just farted and walked away, never to see it again.

Is it time to prepare for the future? If you have the following symptoms, it may be time to start saying goodbye to your young self.

It is an self-evident fact that all cyclists like to appreciate their body when they ride through the shop window.

This is because we are one of the most modest people on the earth, and modest people will not wear tight-fitting cycling clothes everywhere.

Therefore, if you have recently begun to shift your focus, because your imaginary self is no longer consistent with your real self, it may be time for you to be ready to change.

Wherever you go, always wear tight-fitting cycling clothes.

If you always wear tight-fitting cycling clothes and appear everywhere, it may indicate that your cycling is not compatible with your current lifestyle.

It is one thing to wear equipment and enjoy coffee or beer after riding.

It is another thing to wear a tight-fitting cycling suit to appear at children’s school activities or real estate fairs.

Making life simple and exploring different bicycles, accessories and clothing can balance your daily life and make you seamless transition between entertainment and life responsibilities.

You are over 30 years old, but you don’t have a bicycle with a basket.

I mean, you really don’t have a bicycle.

Can you wear a flip flop and carry a few dollars to go out for leisure riding? There is nothing wrong with the bicycle used in the race.

There is nothing wrong with tight-fitting cycling pants, but if this is all you have in your wardrobe, it may be time to go to the Old Navy clothing chain store to replenish it.

It is much harder than you think to lift the shackles of decades of riding rules, and the older you are, the harder it is.

Many “serious” cyclists have become so deeply involved in their way of riding that they can’t even imagine riding without wearing cycling clothes or using locks.

Some riders can’t even ride the rear wheels on the low shoulder without the help of locking the pedal.

When their knees and tendons finally refused to lock, they had to completely relearn how to ride a bicycle with flat pedals in sneakers.

There is a good western saying: “The best time to plant trees is 20 years ago.

The second best time is now.” It is worthy of respect to try to fight against the old man of time, but when it comes to bicycles, growing older may mean that you need to add gaskets under the handlebars of your beloved S-Works road, or you may fall down and hurt your hips when walking with carbon-soled lock shoes.

Strong body is short, but dignity is eternal.

Getting on the bike is not as easy as before.

Looking back, you can get on the bike like a martial artist kicking his whip leg.

Now, just stepping up makes your groin feel tense.

Although this does not mean that you need to start thinking about changing to lying bike.

However, you might consider selling your third road bike and buying a bent beam bike instead.

I wonder if you have ever seen an elder who has passed 60 years old trying to ride a road bike? The scene looked like a horse trying to climb the stairs.

The most important thing is that you can diversify your ride.

Every ride must not be epic.

A short ride may be more enjoyable than a long ride.

Clothing often affects your mood, so if you have been riding in tight-fitting cycling clothes, you can try to wear casual clothes occasionally, or even wear jeans.

Explore the vast world beyond competitive bicycles, such as: steel frame cars, straight handlebars, single-speed cars, and old-fashioned bicycles.

Even if you can no longer catch up with young people when riding, you can no longer cross country in difficult terrain.

Try different types of bicycles, and you can still enjoy life on bicycles.
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