I am an old fart now at 57 and read this article. I haven’t done all of his suggestions, such as bike fit and wider shoes, but really agree with some of them. Radar, larger screen computer, wider tyres and electronic gearing are some of the things I really appreciate.
Anyway worth a look imo.
Old fart at 57? … try 84 turning 85 in a month
Didn’t start riding until 68 and still knocking out 150km or so most weeks and hope to continue for a while yet.
Interesting article and have put most but not all suggestions into effect.
Wider shoes, radar, wider tubeless tyres with significant reduced pressure 55,58 psi, and when I turned 80 purchased a new Orbea Gain M20 E-Bike … far more than I ever expected to pay for a bike but worth it (not a lot of assistance is used on group rides when pace is generally above the 25kph cutoff but great on hilly rides)
This has allowed me to continue riding with my younger mates so happy with the decision.
Cataract surgery largely fixed the vision issue both long and short.
Turning 61 this year.
For my big 6 0 birthday last year I replaced my Roubaix that maxed out with 28c tyres, with a second hand Revolt with much wider tyres. Rough roads or gravel are more pleasant.
Electronic shifting and disk brakes were a bonus, but tyre size was the driver.
Bought reader style photochromatic glasses a few years back. Made reading the bike computer easier.
Upgraded my computer and ended up with a bigger screen, but this was to improve the navigation options rather than fit more data or make it readable. The glasses fixed the readability, and anyway I ride to enjoy myself rather than watch numbers - okay, I watch cadence.
Radar, it was on special.
Shoes. Sold my SPD-SL shoes and pedals with the Roubaix and have gone back to the SPD that I also had. But yes, feet do grow, I have gone up a size in walking shoes.
And I have just bought a second hand indoor trainer as I have got soft and won’t go outside riding if it is too cold.