Age profile of people on the cycling forum

MungoMan

I read most of the posts on this forum, cycling is one of my hobbies

I was wondering what is the age profile of the people who frequent the cycling forum

I'm 38 myself, I know Im older than the average person on the forum, but not sure by how much

I set up a poll

xz

I'm average, and you are a year younger than me

hinault

45:eek:

bcmf

I dont like this thread.

michaelm

I'm going to really hate it next year!

_DMac_

you couldn't do it 3 weeks ago when i was still 29. dam you man

Captain Havoc

Someone came into the shop today and called me young man

g0g

It's nice being at one of the overlapping ages between two of your brackets - bet everyone chooses the lower option in that case!

Captain Havoc

g0g wrote: »

It's nice being at one of the overlapping ages between two of your brackets - bet everyone chooses the lower option in that case!

Damn, I didn't see that and went for the older option

hinault

Personally I'm delighted to see there are a few of us 40-50yo's!

petethedrummer

g0g wrote: »

It's nice being at one of the overlapping ages between two of your brackets - bet everyone chooses the lower option in that case!

No, you're either above it or below it. Except for that infinitesimally small amount of time when you're the exact age.

No cheating or bending time allowed.

Ardennes1944

19....ah bliss

TinyExplosions

petethedrummer wrote: »

No, you're either above it or below it. Except for that infinitesimally small amount of time when you're the exact age.

No cheating or bending time allowed.

No, if you're 25, or 30, or any of the those other ages, you could fit into 25-30 OR 30-35, no cheating necessary

corkchef

like the poll. was asking stephen roche the other day what the profile of the average person who went to his camp was. he said about our age. (45-55). i said i noticed that a lot of the riders at sportives in ireland were older rather than younger. i wonder if the young ones just like to go fast in short bits and riding for more than four hours would be too much time outta their busy days

el tel

Great idea for a poll. Some interesting stats there.

Beasty

TinyExplosions wrote: »

No, if you're 25, or 30, or any of the those other ages, you could fit into 25-30 OR 30-35, no cheating necessary

For the purposes of categorisation we are assumed to have a 1 January birthday. For example, on the face of it you become a vet when aged 40, but it's actually on 1 January in the calendar year in which you become 40, and you can race in the vets when aged 39 (although I understand someone who was 38 tried turned up to one race this year - he was told to come back when he's a bit more mature). Hence anyone who is 40 during 2011 should fall into the 40-50 category;)

(cyclists are treated the same as horses!)

Jawgap

40 to 50.........

But always remember - " age and cunning will triumph overyouth and enthusiasm every time."

MungoMan

corkchef wrote: »

like the poll. was asking stephen roche the other day what the profile of the average person who went to his camp was. he said about our age. (45-55). i said i noticed that a lot of the riders at sportives in ireland were older rather than younger. i wonder if the young ones just like to go fast in short bits and riding for more than four hours would be too much time outta their busy days

It's not surprising a lot of people get into cycling, or keep up their interest in cycling after 45.
I'm 38, and all of a sudden, I'm not good enough to play on a soccer or GAA team anymore. Cycling fills a gap as a great outdoor aerobic workout, and you get to see a lot of things too. Also gets me to work quickly.

I didn't own a bike until I was 30, and with a little luck, I'm looking forwarding to cycling a lot well into the future.

trad

52.

Frightening to see myself in the 50 -60 age group for the first time.

corkchef

MungoMan wrote: »

It's not surprising a lot of people get into cycling, or keep up their interest in cycling after 45.
I'm 38, and all of a sudden, I'm not good enough to play on a soccer or GAA team anymore. Cycling fills a gap as a great outdoor aerobic workout, and you get to see a lot of things too. Also gets me to work quickly.

I didn't own a bike until I was 30, and with a little luck, I'm looking forwarding to cycling a lot well into the future.

maybe as we get older we start to realize the value of fitness. when i was younger i was just fit all the time. sense of immortality. i bought a decent bike and started riding again after 50. now i suck at climbing and can go forever on the flat at a good clip. working on those hills though. want to do tourmalet and alp d'huez this year

irishmotorist

I am 35, so naturally I put myself in the same group with the 30 year olds

monkeyslayer

turned 30 recently... a whole new category... cue another existential crisis moment...

BostonB

MungoMan wrote: »

It's not surprising a lot of people get into cycling, or keep up their interest in cycling after 45.
I'm 38, and all of a sudden, I'm not good enough to play on a soccer or GAA team anymore. Cycling fills a gap as a great outdoor aerobic workout, and you get to see a lot of things too. Also gets me to work quickly.

I didn't own a bike until I was 30, and with a little luck, I'm looking forwarding to cycling a lot well into the future.

Like a good many I know, I had to quit footie because I just kept getting injured. Old injuries started to be a problem etc. Cycling helps with that, and also when time is a problem, cycling to work get a workout out in time thats usually lost commuting. Its also kinda filling a gap left from the sports I'm not doing anymore.

Lemag

31

trad wrote: »

52.

Frightening to see myself in the 50 -60 age group for the first time.

:eek: Well done for being able to on a computer

AssaultedPeanut

27
Was there ever a poll on the male/female ratio here?

I'd search but I'm on my phone &....meh. Male dominated I'd say but it'd be interesting to see by how much

petethedrummer

TinyExplosions wrote: »

No, if you're 25, or 30, or any of the those other ages, you could fit into 25-30 OR 30-35, no cheating necessary

No No No, to the nearest measurable unit for us:
you're 24Years, 364Days, 23hours, 59Mins,59secs....old Under,
then 25Years, 0Days, 0hours, 0Mins, 0secs.... old
then 25Years, 0Days, 0hours, 0Mins, 1secs.... old OVER,

I suppose it should be IF(LowLim =< Your Age < HighLim) THEN tick option.

Lemag

petethedrummer wrote: »

No No No, to the nearest measurable unit for us:
you're 24Years, 11Months, 364Days, 23hours, 59Mins,59secs....old Under,
then 25Years, 0Months, 0Days, 0hours, 0Mins, 0secs.... old
then 25Years, 0Months, 0Days, 0hours, 0Mins, 1secs.... old OVER,

I suppose it should be IF(LowLim =< Your Age < HighLim) THEN tick option.

26 > 24Years, 11Months, 364Days, 23hours, 59Mins,59secs > 25

petethedrummer

Lemag wrote: »

26 > 24Years, 11Months, 364Days, 23hours, 59Mins,59secs > 25

I never wrote that.;)

Lemag

petethedrummer wrote: »

no it isn't!!!!

24 years + 11 months + 364 days + 23 hours + 59 minutes + 59 seconds = 26 years minus a month.

Lawrence1895

41 in May, but I feel much younger sometimes

petethedrummer

Lemag wrote: »

24 years + 11 months + 364 days + 23 hours + 59 minutes + 59 seconds = 26 years minus a month.

Stop misquoting me, I had it right all along.:)

Hail 2 Da Thief

So the majority are over 30 eh? This place is full of old fogies! :P

I'm in the 25-30 bracket myself .........................................................................by the skin of my teeth

Planet X

51.:pac::pac::pac:

feck sake lads

57 imagine that.. theres times when i look in the mirror and say you handsome devil .it's when i'm climbing hills i realize i'm not 19 anymore.othere than than i'm flying;)

Lemag

petethedrummer wrote: »

Stop misquoting me, I had it right all along.:)

Are you sure that you're not in the 50-60 'Over 60' bracket?;)

Beasty

Lemag wrote: »

Are you sure that you're not in the 50-60 'Over 60' bracket?;)

I think you two need a race to sort this out - my suggestion ....

....Goldsprints

If he's that old Lemag, you will murder him;)

J Madone

I am 36 next Saturday and never felt so well and fit
Bring on the Corkman next Saturday :0)

Lemag

Beasty wrote: »

I think you two need a race to sort this out - my suggestion ....

....Goldsprints

If he's that old Lemag, you will murder him;)

I've just felt a sudden pain in my right ankle.. *rolls around the ground in agony a la Ricardo Carvalho when a goal up with 5 minutes to play*

daragh_

41. Someday, with hard work and dedication I hope to be as fast as some of the 50+ Boardsies.

Sr. Assumpta

Beasty wrote: »

For the purposes of categorisation we are assumed to have a 1 January birthday.......

cyclists are treated the same as horses!

What about nuns?

Lumen

AssaultedPeanut wrote: »

Was there ever a poll on the male/female ratio here?

There are no women on the internet.

teufelswerk

Lumen wrote: »

There are no women on the internet.

I'm pretty sure the Internet was invented to show women

Sr. Assumpta

Lumen wrote: »

There are no women on the internet.

You're looking at the wrong sites.

petethedrummer

Lemag wrote: »

Are you sure that you're not in the 50-60 'Over 60' bracket?;)

Jesus, I programmed some time based functions for a machine in a pharmaceutical plant a few weeks ago. I really must re-check them before it goes to site.

petethedrummer

Sr. Assumpta wrote: »

You're looking at the wrong sites.

Those cost money.

tfrancer

I seem to be the only person so far to admit to being over 60!

SomeFool

32

feck sake lads

tfrancer wrote: »

I seem to be the only person so far to admit to being over 60!

yeah i was leading the pack there for a while:D:D

Beasty

Beaten in a race this morning by someone 19 years older than me (he was 5th in one of the vets races, and that's probably the 4th of 5th bunch sprint he's been placed in already this year) - another week and we would need an over 70 category for him

He doesn't have time for boards though - too busy training;)

Lemag

petethedrummer wrote: »

Jesus, I programmed some time based functions for a machine in a pharmaceutical plant a few weeks ago. I really must re-check them before it goes to site.

:eek::eek: Which pharmaceutical company

kincsem

60.