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Chris, are you a cyclist from way back or is riding new to you? My first "serious" bicycle was british: a Claud Butler. I'm changing my group name from "Cyclists Over 65 . . ." to "Cyclists Over 60 . . ." in the hope I'll get more members. It's too bad there are so few senior riders, because like swimming, this sport is…
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I've just created a group: "Cyclists Over 65 in the San Francisco Bay Area." I am hoping to find enough local senior cyclists to form a critical mass. A half-dozen would be a good starting point. I have a sense that a lot of riders like me would feel apprehensive joing a fast club composed of 20- and 30- somethings. And…
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Left to our own devices, we cyclists tend to slog at the lowest cadence we can get away with. Cycling at a given speed at higher cadence takes more energy. But if a rider trains up to that level, they will outperform those who settle for lower cadence. The first high-cadence climber I'm aware of was Charly Gaul, the "angel…
