On the outside....looking in

How old are you now mate?

Damn man this made me think, I always tell myself that when I'm going to be an adult with a stable job and possibly a family I'm still gonna ride, but it seems to me like this is just an illusion.
It's nice to have some advice and experience from an adult tho.
Just hop back onto that bike!

sucks to be you.

My friends and I still ride. Most of the guys I ride with are between the ages of 30-44 years old.

you said you go to the gym. My bike is my gym.

Nope , I'm never going to forget about my bike , family first , biking second

pnj wrote:

sucks to be you.

My friends and I still ride. Most of the guys I ride with are between the ages of 30-44 years old.

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pnj wrote:

sucks to be you.

My friends and I still ride. Most of the guys I ride with are between the ages of 30-44 years old.

you said you go to the gym. My bike is my gym.

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That's good to know mate, I'm 31 and plan to ride for the next 10yrs at least.

I do agree, to a point. Unless you physically cannot do it, you do not need to hang the bike up. I am in a similar boat as you, engaged, working a corporate job with emails, a desk etc, plans for a family, bills to pay etc, and I STILL make a little time to ride, if even an hour a week.

As to your knees, invest in a road bike, put some miles in, and strengthen them up. If guys like Mat Hoffman can still do it, there is no reason you can't.

And you should bring your bike home next time you are there. Maybe use it to run an errand or something, hop a few curbs, whatever you gotta do.

That's what I do.

andyferly wrote:

Damn man this made me think, I always tell myself that when I'm going to be an adult with a stable job and possibly a family ...more

andyferly wrote:

Damn man this made me think, I always tell myself that when I'm going to be an adult with a stable job and possibly a family I'm still gonna ride, but it seems to me like this is just an illusion.
It's nice to have some advice and experience from an adult tho.
Just hop back onto that bike!

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It doesn't have to be an illusion buddy, you should always make time to do the things you love, no matter what your circumstance, you'll be happier for it and in turn that will make your family / responsibilities happy too.

Win win

Brayden_Buckingham wrote:

Nope , I'm never going to forget about my bike , family first , biking second

Brayden_Buckingham wrote:

Nope , I'm never going to forget about my bike , family first , biking second

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I said this growing up. It doesn't always work this way.

I told myself I would never ever not ride 5 times a week, 6 hours at a time.

That was simly not possible after a while.

When you work crap hours and never see your fiance, you don't ride when you both have time off. You find other times to go ride.

I ride at 8 am once or twice a week because of my work hours.

I'm 26 so i am by no means "Old" but i never, ever plan on stopping riding. My shoulder is destroyed i am waiting for my second surgery, once its done i will do my Re-hab, get my strength back up & get to riding again! My Diabetes is almost under control, i am changing insulin in a few days time *fingers crossed* which means i will be able to do more exercise which will start with walking the dog etc & as mentioned when the shoulder is fixed i will get to riding again! I will be riding till i am no longer physically able (Old Age NOT broken!) I will get my kids into riding, you guys know my kids are going to be spoiled haha. BMX is my passion in life, my Girl understands & has taken a huge interest! It will be a part of OUR life together also. BMX 4EVA etc etc. lolages

I got back into it after riding mtb for a good long time. Now, I love my bike. I don't care if I only get to ride a few hours a week, month, whatever. As long as I see it in my garage on my way out, and I have the option to take it out when feeling stressed, or after I get my little ones in bed, I feel less stress. I also ride with my little ones every chance I get, and on the rare occasion my oldest one decides to ride.

I kind of know how it feels and im only 19 haha, I work go to school and have to pay rent for my apartment, luckily where I work there is a lot of dead time so I can jump on here throughout the day and don't work on weekends and don't have school everyday either so i squeeze in as much riding as I can ( I ride dirt so that's not exactly easy for me) and coming on here. but hopefully when the day comes that I have to put the bike away it wont completely disappear from my life and ill try hardest to make sure it wont

yeah man this really got me thinking....

Probably one of the best things ever said.

Welcome back to Vital fellow 2007er!

thank you brotha, i came to this realization myself a couple of weeks ago and now im going hard in the paint even though i got a fucked knee because when i do have to retire the bike i wanna make sure i gave it all that i have and have no regrets

What's up man. I started riding in '85, began trail riding in '90, and raced BMX from '94-'99. I stopped riding when I joined the Navy, but now I'm married with 2 kids and began riding again in February of 2013 when my son became interested in riding. I ride park and street now with my son, and meet a ton of guys in their 30's and 40's who also started riding again when their kids got into it. My son races at our local BMX track now too. My only regret is that I stopped riding for so long. I won't hang it up again until I can't physically ride. It still makes me smile when I learn a new trick (which happens quite frequently now that I started riding street and park). Get back on your bike and see how great it feels man!!

Honestly, I see being a parent as a reason TO ride. Sure, slow down some and wear your protective gear to help keep from busting your skull up. But stop all together? No way. I'm 40, going on 41 and still ride.

The Whosoevers/Deathstar 2013-John DeCaprio

Damn, this has made me think really deep. I've already had a nice taste in this whole thing. Between school and working part time, and some homework.

Fondue wrote:

Honestly, I see being a parent as a reason TO ride. Sure, slow down some and wear your protective gear to help keep from ...more

Fondue wrote:

Honestly, I see being a parent as a reason TO ride. Sure, slow down some and wear your protective gear to help keep from busting your skull up. But stop all together? No way. I'm 40, going on 41 and still ride.

The Whosoevers/Deathstar 2013-John DeCaprio

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Yes man, this is what I like to here.

Funny thing when I was 17 I quit for 2yrs because I thought I was getting to old for it. Haha WTF was I thinking...I'm 31 now lol

Fondue wrote:

Honestly, I see being a parent as a reason TO ride. Sure, slow down some and wear your protective gear to help keep from ...more

Fondue wrote:

Honestly, I see being a parent as a reason TO ride. Sure, slow down some and wear your protective gear to help keep from busting your skull up. But stop all together? No way. I'm 40, going on 41 and still ride.

The Whosoevers/Deathstar 2013-John DeCaprio

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Haha, this for sure!

Madtown608 wrote:

What's up man. I started riding in '85, began trail riding in '90, and raced BMX from '94-'99. I stopped riding when I joined ...more

Madtown608 wrote:

What's up man. I started riding in '85, began trail riding in '90, and raced BMX from '94-'99. I stopped riding when I joined the Navy, but now I'm married with 2 kids and began riding again in February of 2013 when my son became interested in riding. I ride park and street now with my son, and meet a ton of guys in their 30's and 40's who also started riding again when their kids got into it. My son races at our local BMX track now too. My only regret is that I stopped riding for so long. I won't hang it up again until I can't physically ride. It still makes me smile when I learn a new trick (which happens quite frequently now that I started riding street and park). Get back on your bike and see how great it feels man!!

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Same situation here. I wished I never stopped riding but I have no regrets. I had to date, focus on school, jobs, etc. I didn't get back to BMX until 17 years later, in my 30s, when my son hit age 5 and wanted to ride a bike. Now me and my 3 boys are all on BMX bikes with the youngest on a balance bike.

Madtown608 wrote:

What's up man. I started riding in '85, began trail riding in '90, and raced BMX from '94-'99. I stopped riding when I joined ...more

Madtown608 wrote:

What's up man. I started riding in '85, began trail riding in '90, and raced BMX from '94-'99. I stopped riding when I joined the Navy, but now I'm married with 2 kids and began riding again in February of 2013 when my son became interested in riding. I ride park and street now with my son, and meet a ton of guys in their 30's and 40's who also started riding again when their kids got into it. My son races at our local BMX track now too. My only regret is that I stopped riding for so long. I won't hang it up again until I can't physically ride. It still makes me smile when I learn a new trick (which happens quite frequently now that I started riding street and park). Get back on your bike and see how great it feels man!!

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whocares wrote:

Same situation here. I wished I never stopped riding but I have no regrets. I had to date, focus on school, jobs, etc. I ...more

whocares wrote:

Same situation here. I wished I never stopped riding but I have no regrets. I had to date, focus on school, jobs, etc. I didn't get back to BMX until 17 years later, in my 30s, when my son hit age 5 and wanted to ride a bike. Now me and my 3 boys are all on BMX bikes with the youngest on a balance bike.

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That's so cool mate.

I got a 12yr old son, he's a scooter kid haha

Think yourself lucky lmafo

Thanks so much for sharing and inspiring fellow riders to cherish and enjoy those priceless moments that BMX gives us!