At 63 I’m not about going bigger or faster. I’m about going better. Injuries when you get older are easier to get, are worse for a given incident and take longer to recover from. Case in point, I got a little squirrelly on a trail a few weeks back and hauled the bike back in line. Then my neck was stiff for a week or so even after physio. My foot has been off and on painful from getting stuck like a leg hold trap in a frozen stiff ski boot last season. So my riding and skiing goals are more refinement rather than bigger jumps steeper stuff etc. Now I want to clean things and ride smoothly. Plus I ride alone most of the time so there is no one to impress or pressure me into doing something I shouldn’t.
Sept. 22, 2021, 2:15 p.m. - Andy Eunson
At 63 I’m not about going bigger or faster. I’m about going better. Injuries when you get older are easier to get, are worse for a given incident and take longer to recover from. Case in point, I got a little squirrelly on a trail a few weeks back and hauled the bike back in line. Then my neck was stiff for a week or so even after physio. My foot has been off and on painful from getting stuck like a leg hold trap in a frozen stiff ski boot last season. So my riding and skiing goals are more refinement rather than bigger jumps steeper stuff etc. Now I want to clean things and ride smoothly. Plus I ride alone most of the time so there is no one to impress or pressure me into doing something I shouldn’t.