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How old are you?

Oct. 26, 2007, 8:19 p.m.
robholio
Posts: 405
Joined: Feb. 25, 2007

In terms of clock speed, I think it was only 1mhz. (remember the "turbo" button on old IBM PC for a scintillating 4.7mhz?) Max ram was 32K for that model, with some at 16K.

And storage - either a cassette tape, or in later years an external dual 5.25 floppy. I bought one of those and paid about 1800.00 for a whopping total of 340K of storage between the two disks.

And Davem…. I Keeeel you..

Yeah, that's REALLY old-school like the ones we used in high school, before I became a geek by trade. First work computer was a blazing fast 286sx/16Mhz with 640K conventional RAM and 384K extended (running MEMMAKER, of course), with a monstrous 20MB hard disk and DOS 3.3. I still think that XTree Pro was one of the best programs ever, and got me curious how everything worked. 17 years later, and IT work is how I make a living and buy nice bikes and boards…

"If at first you don't succeed, it will definitely leave a mark!!"

facebook.com/robholio

I wish people would stop whining about braking bumps, they happen and thats why there is full suspension, man up ya posers…

sliding downhill is like sex or pizza …even the bad stuff is pretty good

Oct. 26, 2007, 10:42 p.m.
XXX_er
Posts: 15978
Joined: Nov. 20, 2002

first got a marin bear valley in 86

older than dirt at 51

Oct. 26, 2007, 10:54 p.m.
freakonaleash
Posts: 0
Joined: June 1, 2006

ha, you wish, how long is the L now? and the N?

a year :( Cant get the reduction either. Im chained down for a year… dam.

Oct. 26, 2007, 11:06 p.m.
V.I._WARRIOR
Posts: 430
Joined: Jan. 15, 2004

i'm 28…started riding in '90, racing in '92

Oct. 26, 2007, 11:59 p.m.
Tom-P
Posts: 0
Joined: Aug. 9, 2003

Soon to be 35. Got my first Nishiki MTB in '88. Been racing XC for 10 years, DH for 5 years. Building new trails for 5 years.

River City Cycle Club - www.rivercitycycle.ca

Comox Valley Mountain Biking - www.cvmtb.com

Oct. 27, 2007, 12:34 a.m.
big-ben
Posts: 5013
Joined: Aug. 29, 2004

It's amazing how quite of abit of old people are able to use internet.

:lol:

Priceless.

Oct. 27, 2007, 12:35 a.m.
HIBuLlitT
Posts: 0
Joined: Feb. 2, 2005

I used something very similar in the Coast Guard, text only no gui….

42 and loving every day of my midlife crisis…started dh about 4-5 years now.
Got my one and only concussion when I was 5 or 6 going off a curb on my 10 speed,
I engaged the otb function and I still have the scar.

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"i surf because, i"m always a better person when i come in"-Andy Irons
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Oct. 27, 2007, 7:02 p.m.
Sketchy-Flanders
Posts: 261
Joined: Nov. 7, 2005

I can't believe there's only 6 of us over 50 types.
I'm 51, started jumping my old red CCM 3 speed of make shift ramps back in '66.
Gave it up for almost 30 years and then my wife (God bless her) gave me a green Norco Kokanee for my 40th and it was "game on" again.

Team Crafty

Oct. 27, 2007, 7:08 p.m.
Rampager
Posts: 2971
Joined: July 28, 2003

19, old enough to have fun, young enough to get away with it :P

I started riding when i was 14 or so, and its been getting better even since!

Oct. 27, 2007, 7:22 p.m.
streetriderc
Posts: 414
Joined: Jan. 8, 2007

16, but stooked to be 17 on jan 10th :) lol i like to ride my bicycle, I :heart: bicycles been riding since i was 13 i believe. can't really remeber too many concusions lol

I remember getting kicked out of Young Drivers for showing up for a lesson hammered.
When I explained what happened to mom and dad I told them I thought if I learned to drive while tanked I would be a better driver coming home after parties. That didn't fly at all, even back in 1980 in redneck northern Ontario.

MSN CONVERSATION:
Jason-i mite be a vagina for halloween, but it might be hard to make.
Chris-yeah hard to make somthing you've never seen.

Oct. 27, 2007, 10:39 p.m.
rdomain
Posts: 19
Joined: July 12, 2004

Wow…. I'm in the majority at 33 years of age. Great to see so many older riders still having a blast. I love it. Just bought a new DH bike even :D

No plans for me to stop riding!

http://murdergrin.blogspot.com

Oct. 27, 2007, 11:34 p.m.
SkunkworkS
Posts: 6610
Joined: Sept. 4, 2003

17.

Sober

Oct. 28, 2007, 7:26 a.m.
Mic
Mic
Posts: 13217
Joined: Nov. 24, 2002

34. And started riding four weeks ago.

"You don't learn from experience. You learn from reflecting on the experience."
- Kristen Ulmer

Oct. 28, 2007, 11:23 a.m.
Timmigrant
Timmigrant
Posts: 2452
Joined: Jan. 8, 2004

I'm 25 and started riding when I was 20 on a 2002 Brodie Brute hardtail. Bought my first DH bike in 2004 at 22 and it was all downhill from there.

Biking: As addictive as cocaine, twice as expensive!

:safrica: - :canada:

Oct. 28, 2007, 12:27 p.m.
shirk
Posts: 8935
Joined: Dec. 23, 2005

Turned 30 this year. I've never been off bikes since my training wheels where removed. BMX bikes on the trails along the river then my first mtb in 1986 in grade school, a Norco Mountaineer SL same as the one I raced in this years 7th Secret Ripper.

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