Suggestion: Cycling Past 50

[alienator]

Originally Posted by 64Paramount

What do you all think about this sub-forum?:

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The forum for the younger cyclists to discuss anything related to cycling or just hang out.

I think there ought to be a forum for people 30-35, as well as for people 36-40. Then there could be a forum for people 41-46 and another for 47-49.9999. As we've heard, there's something extra special for people 50 or older, so to appease their geriatricness--well, obviously 50 is old, right--there ought to be forums for each year, starting at 50 and ending at 80.

There should also be a forum for people that are color blind. Then there should be a forum for people that have or have had broken bones, obviously since they have special needs, just like old people do. There could be a forum for people with arthritis, and then there could be a forum for transgender cyclists since they might not feel comfortable discussing their cycling issues with people who have their original factory parts.

A forum for people with histories of depression and/or PTSD would be good as they may face special hurdles--both in training and in cycling in general--that other riders (even riders with whom gerontologists might be concerned) might not understand.

There ought to be a forum for learning disabled riders and another for riders who have colostomies. Then it would be entirely appropriate and only fair to have a forum for people who are prone to getting sunburns and are in high risk categories for skin cancer.

Those forums would be a good start, and I'll bet within a year we could quadruple the number of forums so that Cycling Forums could cater to the top 25% (in terms of the given "special need's" distribution in the public at large) special needs. Of course, in the following year, it would only be fair to make strides to open sub-forums catering to the lower 75% of special needs--people with large shoe size differential between left and right feet; people with sweat that is particularly stingy in the eyes; people whose body chemistry tends to yellow whites and other light colored clothing; people who actually meant to vote for Pat Buchanan in Florida, during the 2000 presidential election.

Clearly, it's demonstrably difficult for people to find meaningful topics to read on the forum. That can only be fixed by having a bunch more sub-forums. Bunches. After all, what kind of silly person could reasonably expect a 56 y.o. cyclist to post a training question in the training sub-forum, eh? I mean, really, come on, jeez, what the heck people? A google search on gerontology yields multiple results! Clearly, there must be a desperate need for such a sub-forum.

Any potential new sub-forums should automatically be added if a vague google search yields any results at all!

[bulaboy]

How about a forum for guys who rant and foam at the mouth. Then if some 50 plus guys want to talk to each other about cycling they won't have to scroll past posts like the one above.

[alienator]

Originally Posted by bulaboy

How about a forum for guys who rant and foam at the mouth. Then if some 50 plus guys want to talk to each other about cycling they won't have to scroll past posts like the one above.

Please, don't take yourself so seriously. The post was only ranting and foaming if you like to exaggerate greatly. Otherwise, it was pretty obviously not foaming and ranting. You could also try to point out the foaming and ranting, but you'd fail since there's none to be found.

On a serious point, why not add a sh1t load more sub-forums to cater to every whim? I mean iffin' we gotta have one for those that have crossed that defining precipice of 50 years in this plane of existence, then we should cater to every whim and fancy, right?

From here on out, let's take ourselves deathly seriously. As such, I think it would not only be just but also achingly inspiring to name Bulaboy as the Rosa Parks of the 50+ crowd. Attaboy, Bulaboy! All of your hard work and sweat have finally paid off! Here's your prize: the Golden Scooter! Congratulations! Use it proudly!

[bulaboy]

Originally Posted by alienator

Please, don't take yourself so seriously. The post was only ranting and foaming if you like to exaggerate greatly. Otherwise, it was pretty obviously not foaming and ranting. You could also try to point out the foaming and ranting, but you'd fail since there's none to be found.

On a serious point, why not add a sh1t load more sub-forums to cater to every whim? I mean iffin' we gotta have one for those that have crossed that defining precipice of 50 years in this plane of existence, then we should cater to every whim and fancy, right?

From here on out, let's take ourselves deathly seriously. As such, I think it would not only be just but also achingly inspiring to name Bulaboy as the Rosa Parks of the 50+ crowd. Attaboy, Bulaboy! All of your hard work and sweat have finally paid off! Here's your prize: the Golden Scooter! Congratulations! Use it proudly!

What makes you think I was talking about you? Were you foaming?

And really... which of us is taking this seriously?

[alienator]

Originally Posted by bulaboy

And really... which of us is taking this seriously?

Well, you were if you think you read a foaming rant anywhere in the thread....or are you just prone to exaggerating?

[trav1345]

He was only trying to make a suggestion. I don't see all the need for all the arguing and ranting. This thread is going nowhere.

[clx1]

Originally Posted by trav1345

He was only trying to make a suggestion. I don't see all the need for all the arguing and ranting. This thread is going nowhere.

For all of Alienators "ranting and raving" and my "glib remarks" one thing this thread seems to have shown is that not many people are interested in an old whingers, sorry I mean 50+ THREAD.

[sitzmark]

bikeforums.net has well established 50+ subforum - top 5 or six most posted forum with around 300k posts. Road biking and single speed/fixie forums well over a million posts for reference.

I'm a 50+'er, but haven't yet figured out what special needs I have since I missed my late teens, 20's, late 30's., and 40's on a bike. Kinda feeling like a teenager on my bike again.