33 here and still slowly progressing...
Any Old Guys dirt jumping?
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Yeah and isn't Hacksaw an old fart too? I mean Peanut is 16 or something right?
i'm 35 this year and still hit up the trails,
still not growing up.
still not growing up.
I saw a 65+ year old racing dh out in Germany, and he was the only guy that was taking runs the entire practice. Age is what you make of it.
I agree, age is what you make of it.
I went to the BMX track last night. I was the oldest person there riding by at least 20 years. I don't think there was a kid over 15. What I don't get are the Dads, who look to be about my age, plus or minus 5 years, who bring their kids to ride and then just stand there around watching and twiddling their thumbs waiting for the kids to get tired so they can go back home.
I just had a kid three months ago and I absolutely *cannot* wait until he is old enough to ride so we can go to the track (or where ever) together to ride. No way in hell am I standing around with my thumb up my ass like these guys. It's just unfathomable.
I went to the BMX track last night. I was the oldest person there riding by at least 20 years. I don't think there was a kid over 15. What I don't get are the Dads, who look to be about my age, plus or minus 5 years, who bring their kids to ride and then just stand there around watching and twiddling their thumbs waiting for the kids to get tired so they can go back home.
I just had a kid three months ago and I absolutely *cannot* wait until he is old enough to ride so we can go to the track (or where ever) together to ride. No way in hell am I standing around with my thumb up my ass like these guys. It's just unfathomable.
My five month old can race your 3 month old (when they become old enough) and us dads can race in our own heats. Got a link to the track?
Oh, and as for Dirt Jumping old guys,... I try, but am still working up to the groomed doubles. (age: 35)
Chesapeake BMX. http://www.chesapeakebmx.com/ about 5 minutes from BWI.
Peter, are you going to the IMBA Memorial day campout in VA? My wife and I want to go but we were hoping to find some parents with kids similar ages so we could do some babysitting sharing. (see the MORE board)
Peter, are you going to the IMBA Memorial day campout in VA? My wife and I want to go but we were hoping to find some parents with kids similar ages so we could do some babysitting sharing. (see the MORE board)
We weren't, but that kind of offer would definately make it more appealing. I wonder how many other people are in the same boat. Let me talk to my wife about it.
Cool, I'll PM ya.
32, amen to the post above. Ride more=better riding.
Hi guys, new guy here. Just moved to california 4 years ago and dont want to ride by myself. Im 35 and want to make friends that like bmx and dirt jump, anyone in orange county?
Me at 45 years old.....
Man, my back hurts way more now than when I posted in this thread the first time 
Yeah! Cheers to all us oldies! Although, there seems to be more thirty somethings than forty somethings........
what is looming for us come mid-late thirties? I'm already not aging so gracefully, I guess thats just gonna keep on?
regardless, 33, father of two. Not roasting like my younger, more skilled counterparts at the trails, but riding, digging and loving it.
Also, my trail bro Terra, early thirties, still getting wallpapers.
http://bmx.transworld.net/tag/keith-terra/
http://bmx.transworld.net/files/2011/09/bmx-wallpaper-10111-large-5.jpg
what is looming for us come mid-late thirties? I'm already not aging so gracefully, I guess thats just gonna keep on?
regardless, 33, father of two. Not roasting like my younger, more skilled counterparts at the trails, but riding, digging and loving it.
Also, my trail bro Terra, early thirties, still getting wallpapers.
http://bmx.transworld.net/tag/keith-terra/
http://bmx.transworld.net/files/2011/09/bmx-wallpaper-10111-large-5.jpg
Me and four friends (38 to 44) all ride every weekend at our secret spot in the forest. We all keep slowly progressing and the jumps keep getting bigger. Then I ride bike trials all week.
Ooops, thanks for the reminder nyhc00, married on this end too.
Can't forget that point, as from all the riders I've met and have known, it takes a special woman to put up with that special brand of bullsh!t and time commitment that comes along with being a trail rider/digger.
im 24 and starting to feel old and decrepit at the trails
I totally changed how I eat... it's helping a LOT.
47 year old Jon Faure
The only thing different for me is that I take a Tombstone with me when I ride, never know when you might break a hip or have a stroke or something. . .
Stoked on this thread, ill be 35 soon and i still love to dirt jump.
Anyone in socal that wants to ride?
Just a warning: If any groms are out there reading this, dont be suprised if any of these guys try to hit your moms if you bring em around the skatepark or trails, theres only one thing we like more than dirt, and its gettin dirty!!
Dope table sittingduck - that's good at any age.Me at 45 years old.....
Faure is riding some big stuff in that clip - freaking awsome at 47! I saw on Black Market's site that Carter Holland was t-downing that Woodward step-up - think he is 41 and I he's got the most solid t-downs on a mtb.
I still riding DJ's at 40 - guess I don't have the time or money for DH or don't want to tone it down to XC right yet. Or maybe I just have had the most fun riding DJ trails. I feel like a kid every time I'm rolling up the path to the trails.
Like sittingduck said, diet helps (not that I eat all that great but try) and for me stuff like yoga and stretching seems to make things better. I've read that Brian Foster (who's 38 I think) said something like he just has to ride every day. I think it's true - even if it's just manuals down the street I'll try to fart around as much as possible. Today's bikes help too. Not sure if I could ride a 20" but the 24" and 26"er that are available feel nimble but have the bigger wheels to smooth things out a ton.
I think riding a 26" now helps
haha!
42 here. I will be 43 in February and I still ride trails on a 20". I did ride some trails this summer on a USB WCH 26" bike and it rode great... but I have to say I really like the 20" better.
If anyone is coming out to Cleveland for RaysMTB and Chenga hit this old guy up!
If anyone is coming out to Cleveland for RaysMTB and Chenga hit this old guy up!
Really enjoyed reading this thread. I think I was 42 when I hit my very first dirt jump. There are a lot of riders still ripping dirt in their 40s. I've tried to feature a lot of these guys on OldGuysWhoRide.com. Check out some of the archives. You'll find lots of old guys that are really inspiring. I'm hoping in the next week or so to create a video called "How to Ride Dirt Jumps When you Suck". Hope you get a good laugh out of it.
My video is finally finished "How to Ride Dirt Jumps when you Suck" Hope you guys enjoy it or get a good laugh out of it.
Great Vid Jon - saw it on Axis's FB the other day and linked it to a local site. Good job on the vid and gives a lot of good info. Nice riding in there too!
Just joined over here. I'm 41 and got back into Bmx about 2 years ago. Stopped collecting and started attempting to do dirt jump and street last year. I stink but I really enjoy it. I've been riding an S&M 24" Dirtbike but I just picked up a Mob at Xmas. Great thread. Thanks guys!
I'll be 45 in March and I ride a 20" @ the trails and race a 24" at Shoreham BMX. Always the oldest at the trails--but not the best. I'll ride until I can't and I'm at an age where I don't even give a s!&t about having to validate why I still ride a kid's bike! If people have to ask why, they'll never get it, ever. What's the option, anyway, golf? FTS!!!
We having a bit of a Bmx museum exodus to ride monkey? And dude I couldn't agree with you more! No golf for me!
I am 43 and still shredding dirt & urban! I may be getting older physically and slower, but i have a heart of a 25 year old. My wife is always having to remind me of my real age....LOL. My 13 year old son is still trying to keep up with me...LOL. But after this past year, and after two different health issues, I am shredding slower and more wise these days.
I have always been into gravity fed riding (Gravity Rules!), but as of last year I broke down and bought a 20Forty (24" DJ/Cruiser) for urban and the DJ's. I am thinking of getting back into BMX racing and thought of Cruiser Races. I guess I will see what life holds for me...LOL! Even then, gravity riding will always be my close love.
Im a 49er and getting one of these:
BTW, I was going by "DH40" when I turned 40, way before the Fox fork was intro'd. I can't remember my old handles on here, so I used a name I ocassionally use on MTBR. I go back to the pre-MTBR days, ie MudSluts, etc. Anyway, I think it's time to get the Jackal and ride Boy Scout for the big 5-0.
BTW, I was going by "DH40" when I turned 40, way before the Fox fork was intro'd. I can't remember my old handles on here, so I used a name I ocassionally use on MTBR. I go back to the pre-MTBR days, ie MudSluts, etc. Anyway, I think it's time to get the Jackal and ride Boy Scout for the big 5-0.
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