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Colin

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Milestone
« on: October 16, 2013, 02:36:06 am »
Hi All,
I've just recently passed the milestone of my 50th Birthday!
Am I too old to be having adventures on my pushbike anymore? <Rhetorical Question>

Here's the cake my lovely (addiction understanding) wife had made for me, it's quite a good likeness of me (maybe a bit too much hair) and an even better one of the XP-X! (although the blue is a bit off and those Spinergy's will kill me! <GRIN>)



and no, before you ask, that foaming thing between my legs is a pint of Beer!

Col.
2001 OzM
2000 OzX
1999 x500
1999 900 Frame
1998 4000se
1998 4000
1997 957 Frame
1997 857 Frames
1997 XP-X (856)
1995/6 x55/x56 Frame
1992 962 Frame
1991 Marin Pine Mountain with a Flex Stem

Lysander

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Re: Milestone
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2013, 04:44:35 am »
Happy Dubious Foamy Object Day!!! :P

Willie_B

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Re: Milestone
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2013, 05:30:31 am »
That does look great. Enjoy your day.
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Re: Milestone
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2013, 06:14:29 am »
Happy birthday col! hope you have a great day  ;D

Just remember your as young as the bike you ride  8)
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Re: Milestone
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2013, 08:17:59 am »
Happy birthday.   Your bike may be older than some people you ride with. 
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Re: Milestone
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2013, 12:08:31 pm »
Happy B'day and welcome to the 'half-century' club Colin....I myself, turn 51 this friday ;)
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ProFlex 1994 854 custom
ProFlex 1996 756
1998 K2 Proflex 4500 custom
1998 K2 Proflex 5000 frame waiting to be built

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Re: Milestone
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2013, 12:50:19 pm »
Happy birthday dude

Sugar for energy enjoy

Pete

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Re: Milestone
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2013, 01:45:28 pm »
That cake really made me smile!
Happy birthday!
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Re: Milestone
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2013, 10:00:33 am »
I hit 48 back on Monday, so I can sort of relate.  Of course 50 is MUCH older!  ;D

Hope you had a good one and to answer your question about whether you're too old to have adventures on your bike... evidently not!  And if you keep drinking beer when out on the bike, you might have some 'adventures' truly worthy of sharing at the pub with friends!  ;)

No bike on my cake, but I did get some new riding gloves...  :)
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Re: Milestone
« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2013, 02:12:19 am »
Happy birthday Col!!
Ha ha that cake is brilliant and the resemblance is definitely all there! Cake, bikes and beer sounds like heaven and a bit of frothing between your legs proves you not too old lol!
Hope you had a great day and if those wheels haven't killed you by now I recon you'll be alright  ;)

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Re: Milestone
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2013, 07:01:10 am »
Happy birthday.   Your bike may be older than some people you ride with.
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Re: Milestone
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2013, 08:58:23 pm »
Welcome to the half-century club.  I will be in the 51 club in two months. 

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w2zero

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Re: Milestone
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2013, 09:52:59 pm »
I'll be 66 in a week.  Or was that 666?  Probably a closer match to my nature.
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Re: Milestone
« Reply #13 on: October 22, 2013, 04:27:33 am »

Happy Birthday. I'm only 3 years away myself. Most of the guys I used to ride with have long since given it up and settled down for some reason. I still can't get out enough. Just get out and ride.
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Re: Milestone
« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2013, 11:55:55 am »
Yea me too  2 years away and still ride my proflex and live in the Uk in Kent