I was way into cycling when I was a teenager, and some years after. Used to ride 3000+ miles per year (I know the big dogs laughed at mileage like that). Then, spent 20 years or so in bad environments for riding, so didn't so much. Late 40s, I got back into it, and in my early 50s I used to say that "on a good day, when not much is hurting, I feel basically the same riding as I did when I was 17 years old, and I really like that!" I did a few years in my early 50s of 2000+ miles as a result.
Sadly, in my mid-50s, the legs and butt were still up for hammering rides, but my hands, elbows, shoulders, and neck could no longer handle it. I have not ridden any significant number of miles since 2019, and have considered selling my bike.
It sucks that we all have to someday get old.
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