Why we still ride at 50+
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2024
- Dad's Army is a group of 50+ mountain bikers who have been mountain biking for many years. Today we explore why we still ride after all these years.
Todays ride we are at Woodhill mountain bike park in Auckland NZ and explore some easier grade 3 trails.
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Almost 75 - wife almost 65 riding since 1994. Now have had 2 Levo comps for the past 4 yrs and still riding upto Grade 4 trails all over Central North Island.
Good on you. I hope I am still going strong in another 20 years. Just need to stop falling off.
Brought a tear to my eye if I'm honest.
Why I ride at 50? Too yoing to feel old to old to be young.
I got into mountain biking pretty late in life. But finding your limit by pushing it too far, being able to forget your 50, and act like your 20 something with like-minded old and new friends fills the cup.
Thanks, dads army! Remember, growing old is compulsory, growing up is optional!
I am still too young to act old. I often think I should be sensible and take up bowls but I love the adrenaline rush of doing things that scare me. I know there are consequences but I just can't give it away just yet.
I am 71 and still shred it. Not so fast on the climbs any more (never was) but I still rip on the down. I need to make a road trip to Whistler. 12 hour drive from my house. Which I had a crew like that in my area.
We love Whistler. Sad I am not going this year but have my own adventure planned.
This is everything I love about Mounting Biking !!! GOOD ON YOU BOYS !!
Thanks, and keep on shreading.
I enjoyed these mini interviews!
61 been mtbing 34 years. Love whipping the young ones on Strava.
Just found you guys! What a great bunch, , ive just bought my first EMTB as my friends still ride and i used to but a heart attack stopped me but im back now! oh, im 73 now and looking forward to getting out. Going to be a late night for me here in UK as i catch up on your videos which are brilliant, Thanks.
Good on for keep going. The E bike will help a lot and they are so much fun. I think you have a very long night if you watch all my videos as I started in 2018.
This is brilliant.
Love my emtb and at 55, helps keep me young.
This video is great fun. You have a good group to go riding with that makes it even better.
Can’t wait to see your whistler videos.
I'm hoping the guys will get some footage in Whistler, but I am not going. Will have videos from a different location, though.
64, fairly recent rider (4 year) ride with a group of 40-50 year olds. Started on an Levo now I ride my acoustic as much as my e bike. The group still out rides me but graciously wait at the bottom. They have definitely made me a better rider. Spent a day at the bike park in Big Bear California, I am really enjoying the ski lift up part. I have never ridden Whistler, skied it plenty, but I have done both at Mammoth and it is worthy of a trip. Hit Mammoth and Tahoe, then head to Colorado and that is an epic trip, skiing or riding. Great video, liked the interviews.
Would love to do that trip. Are e bikes welcome where you ride? I am never too sure as it always feels like America is very anti e bikes.
@@bestdayevermtb2 yes both Mammoth and Big Bear allow class one. Northstar in Tahoe allows them. Most ski hills that have become summer bike parks allow them. I ride my Levo on 95% of the public trails in San Diego. Colorado can be a little challenging as some of the ski areas are on Federal land and it depends on the land manger if they allow e bikes.
You guys are rocking it!!
Did my first bikepacking trip, 425 miles, down pacific coast highway 101 five years ago at age 61. I’ve bike packed every summer since. 60 is the new 40, no big deal.
Must admit I have never tried bike packing, but I have often thought about it.
@@bestdayevermtb2 nice alternative to backpacking.
This is the only channel I watch where I LOL!🤣 Such great blokes with stories for the ages and classic banter whilst rippin along the trails. Great watch Lance.👍
I'm glad you like the videos. I'm not sure why you laugh as we are a very serious educational mtb channel 😂😂😂
I’m a 70 yr old w LOTS in common w Chris Cairns(we both encountered an aortic dissection +sort of survived) but getting an ebike gave me back some life in t backcountry(which I’ve always been into)… living w some disabilities from t “event” but still hooked. enjoying your clips Lance/ going DH is t best therapy always. : )
I'm glad you are still with us and out on the bike. E bikes are just brilliant in my opinion.
71 here, still riding my bike on the trails (2024 Pivot AM). I'm a little more cautious than when I was a young buck, but enjoy every minute I'm out on the bike.
It is a great sport. Combines exercise, the great outdoors, a bit of adrenaline, and catching up with friends.
54 mum of 3 boys and just moved to a Scott emtb. Live for mountain biking, downhill adrenalin, fresh air and good times. If you ever want a lady to join in with the boys at Woodhill one day let me know! Have I ever mentioned e bikes!! 😂
Thank you for reminding me. I often forget to mention E bikes. We do have some ladies that ride with us. If you see us out there come say high and join us for a lap. Won't be at Woodhill until September as just started a new adventure.
Saw you guys heading off at Woodhill’s the other day and saw the group photo being taken, we were under the umbrella watching. I called out but you looked busy.
We have a similar group but probably on average 10-15 years older. Some of us have been riding together for 30 plus years starting in Rotorua when it all kicked off, no marked trails and no suspension. There we started a concept that was we make a time each week and whoever turns up we ride, social media has supercharged this, I think there may be 30 on the what’s app group, but the base concept is still the same. As time goes on the social connections have become more important as time goes on, men do talk but best after the manly pursuit of MTB. EMTBs for many of us have kept us in the game through varying health problems. If someone is ill or injured they still come out for the post ride coffee. There are now three rides a week that we can join at Woodhill.
There are group rides to do many of the main trails/trail systems in NZ, we are lucky now to have members in Queenstown and Rotorua, to call on. Individuals do other things like our member who is riding across America at the moment or the one who pushed through fatigue syndrome to ride the length of NZ. Some of our standout riders are winning major events in the over seventies division still on muscle bikes. Guys come back from broken backs/necks, knee and shoulder replacements/reconstructs, we all love riding and the company.
We call ourselves the Woodies, we were Dads Army but someone else had that name so we changed. We have nick names, shortcut, no breaks, nudge, crash, bailiff etc… And we run a crash register the one who scores the most points on this receives a prize at our annual BBQ.
Oh and there is a song coming out…
That is really cool. Dad's Army is certainly not unique. There are groups all over the country doing exactly the same thing. I used to ride on a Thursday with another group who were older than me. They also did rides away, and we had a Christmas BBQ every year at Woodhill. Sorry for stealing your name.😊😊
Thanks! Slow Steve looks like Quick Bronson (Charles) :-) Good job boys!
Smooth as a Gravy Sandwich!
I’m 56, and have been riding with a select bunch of guys for quite some time….we’re called the Spokedrunkies (a riff on a neighbor bike club called the Spokejunkies), because we like to mtb and drink beer. We even have a spin-off rock band by the same name (last 15 years)…..when you create your OWN scene and collection of compadres, there’s few things better in life…..
That is very cool. I know Dad's Army and the Spokedrukies are both unique and not unique. There are loads of groups of guys and girls who meet up to ride and drink beer. Keep it up.
You guys are RAD! Need to make another trip down to the land of the Kiwi! If you ever make it to Arizona hit me up!
I must admit I am very keen on an American road trip one day. The terrain looks so cool. Would love to see rampage one year.
Great video. I wish I could ride with you guys
65 here. Ride 3 times a week. Kayak, fish , hike and backpack all the time. Yeah, retirement is so boring...
Hardly costs me any money.
Anyone who says they would be bored not working just has no imagination. Keep it up.
What a mob of silly old buggers! 😂
Frankly, I, an old coot, tune in to see your boundless enthusiasm and watch other old coots going hard on their bikes. It's seriously inspiring to see other old blokes with...err...more powerful stomachs doing it all. I definitely need to lift my game! 😎
Dad's Army (is there a Pikey?) look like a great bunch, able to heap 💩 on yourselves and each other all day long, and no dummies spat. Love to see it.
Thanks for that. We have a few young riders that join us from time to time. Not sure I would call them Pikey though. The rest of us definitely fit the Dad's Army mould, though.
Awesome guys!! I'm in the US. Just about to turn 61 and got back into mtb 4yrs ago, initially as a way to cross train for rim-to-rim runs in the Grand Canyon. Mtb soon became all I could think about, and the majority of my training! I converted a 2008 Rocky Mountain Flatline 1 DH bike, to be an all mountain training rig, by adding a dropper, and 1x. It's 46lbs/21kg of goodness, and the majority of what I do on it, is climbing, on the same trails that I run on. It's an absolute blast.
You sound like you are a bit fitter, I mean a lot fitter than me. 21kg DH bike riding up hill. That sounds like hard work. Keep up the good work.
You guys are so lucky to have mates to ride with ...nice ...im 54 and always..alone
I'm sorry to hear that. I'm not sure where you are, but there are usually riding groups you can join up with. Sometimes literally riding up to people and chatting for a while, then ask if you mind joining them for a bit. I do this all the time. Doesn't always work, but I have made friends in this way.
@@bestdayevermtb2 I think its the style of riding free ride and jumps super steep terrain its not every ones cup of tea
@@bestdayevermtb2 ps Scotland
Awesome gents! Great vid and love the stories and motivation for riding!
Thanks for the feedback always appreciated 😊
Great bunch of people, nice video as always. Enjoy your upcoming trip Lance!
Thanks, hopefully get some good videos on the trip.
Always awesome video Lance really enjoyed it mate . I can’t get over how much the park has grown since I used to be able to ride there every Sunday is well. It’s great to see some of the faces from your Dad’s Army MTB riders. I’m always looking forward to seeing you and the boys in your next video 😊
I started riding mountian bikes in 1980. My first mnt bike was a Bianchi flat bar road bike I put knoby tires on. I am now 62 and still shredding. I am not old enough yet for an ebike.
I'm glad you like your mountain bikes. I personally believe the "I am not old enough for an e bike" is the wrong way of looking at it. Maybe you don't want an e bike, but age is irrelevant. Nobody says I am too young for a motocross bike. E bikes are just enough type of adrenaline sport more similar to mountain biking than motocross. Many of the young DH racers use them for training as you can get laps in when no shuttle is available. Nearly everyone has your attitude until they spend some serious time on a good e bike. I know as all of my friends said the same as you initially.
What a nice group. I wish I had a fraction of this number of friends to ride with… always riding solo because the guys I hang out with are too scared to ride bike. It was like that when I was living in NZ and same thing here in Canada. 😔
Sometimes, on your own, you need to make the effort to meet people. When I ride in Europe, I listen out for English voices and then join their group even if they don't want me. Before you know it you have new friends. Doesn't always work but often does. All the guys in this video met exactly that way.
It's definitely a minority but epic skillset, identify the old Woodhill trail from the new ones, our group does it too! Great stuff mate, our lot started up there about 2006 too, late 40's mostly so not far behind, keep it up mate, love it!
Yes, Dad's Army is not unique. There are so many groups of guys and girls who have been riding Woodhill for many years. I love the social aspect of the rides.
Great video, neat to 'meet' you all. Keep the videos coming!
Come say hi when you see us riding.
always love watching you guys, thanks for the vids!
Thank you for the support. It is always appreciated.
Awesome episode, I started riding at Woodpoo back in 96, OG carpark was way down the back towards the grove, you could ride to Muriwai and the local trails back there then, epic oldschool trails no carpet, features were like snakes and ladders by the 2000s and rickety sketchy as fk skinnies and drop off and gap jumps, real shit with real consequences, seen my fair share of helicopter rides in and out of there too! still riding still crazy! though you guys are up there! Riverhead was the mecca for the core riders and loved that place too especially when it rains, get a bit sick of sand and who doesn't like Riverhead mud.
Muriwai has suffered the most, the old days there were awesome, but like bikes things change, sometimes for the better🤣
Lets face it 29ers and batteries have saved the Army and probably! me! Keep rocking the Army and camera Sgt Wilson and Captn Mannering Steve is doing a great job! Might see ya out there one day who knows, old soldiers never die they just end up riding e-bikes! 🤣
Sic boi's
All shredders!🤟
Thanks for that. Woodhill certainly has some history. I remember falling of some sketchy wood features on my fully rigid bike back in the day.
Come join us for a lap when you see us up there. Used to go to RH a lot, but less do the last 2 summers.
I am 56 and ride a single speed 80 per cent of the time. I love MTB.
A true hard man. I think single speeds are pretty cool, but sadly, I am soft.
Great video, I'm 58, started 5 years ago, Emtb of coarse, and love it, despite the injuries, lol
Mountain biking would be the perfect sport if it wasn't for the injuries.
Rode Woodhill before the bike park...1996.
Yes, people have certainly been riding there for a very long time.
Another great video thanks, your videos are very addictive and probably inspire more people than you realize including me . Really love your banter and sense of humour and havent watched a video yet i didnt enjoy. Maybe you should mention you ride ebikes on your channel sometime.🤣Looking forward too the next. All the best Paul.
Thanks so much for taking the time to give feedback. It is the thing that motivates me to keep going. It certainly isn't the money. I often think of quitting as it takes a huge amount of my time, but then a kid wants a selfie in the forest with me, or someone tells me I motivated them to go riding and it keeps me going.
Great video! 👍🙂
Hi Lance, Met Kevin years ago wakeboarding, good to see he’s still ripping, tend to ride solo these days as too many times my riding buddies would say give it a go, you’ll be fine and I wasn’t, ACC folder is like a phone book 😂
Kev took me wakeboarding once. Thought my arms would never feel the same. Our group is good. Some do jumps others, don't. No real pressure to do anything. Of course, if the captain does a jump, I will have to follow 😂
@@bestdayevermtb2I used to MTB, windsurf and wakeboard with Brent, funny you giving him grief about going down tricky sections on a track but as you said the camera does lie 😮
@@chrismcbean3141 Brent has far more talent than the myth that perpetuates...
Joining the 50+ club this year. Not able to keep up with the kids anymore. Time to admit getting faster will require a bit of electricity.
Do it. You will love it. Instead of being the slow one, be the fast won, giving the kids stick for beating them up the hills.
Keep healthy and enjoy MTB forever .....
That is the plan.
Awesome keep up the great videos.
Thanks, will keep trying.
Awwwe great video Big Day...love yas!
Thanks heaps. Need a big Rotorua session when I get back.😊
I’m 63,5 and still riding. Let’s keep going! Ps: I need an e-bike 😂
You are correct. You need an e bike. Don't look at it as a nice to have but a basic essential for a happy life.
I was watching one of your videos the other day, I noticed that your e-bikes aren’t limited to a ridiculous 25km/hr like they are here in Australia. Are you able to let us know how it unlock them or the way around this? Do you purchase them at the 25-35-45km speed limit in NZ at a higher cost for the 35-45?
Ours cut out at 32km/hr compared to 25 in Australia. This is just down to legislation in Australia. In fact , road bikes in NZ can do 45km/hr. It is also possible to remove this restriction with various devices. These void any warranty and would be illegal in Australia but not in NZ as we have different laws. It is a bit confusing, but yes, 25 sucks.
Wow, the camera quality is crispp, what camera do you use? Also good ridin guys
Must admit I love it when people say this as it has taken me years to achieve. The interviews are a Sony zv1 with DJI microphone and my riding pov is a gopro 11.
@@bestdayevermtb2 thank you man, lookin forward for more videos, and if you mind, what do you think abt yt capra core 2 29' ? Im planning on buying that bikr
@1xMily. To be honest, I know very little about that specific bike, but I do like YT as a brand.
@@bestdayevermtb2 dw, ty 👍🏻
At a quick count that was 84 times someone said "Steve" 😆Its almost like you have to be called Steve to be in DA
Only 84. Yes, lots of Steve's alright.
I hear E-Bikes are great. :)
I think I heard the same😂
Fantastic Lance ,who’s that guy Kev 😂
Everyone loves some yeah boi cam.
Great video as always, im 52 and looking for people to ride with.....how do i join Dad's army?
As mentioned in the video, Dad's Army is not a club you can simply join. Everyone who is part of the group has simply met on the trails. If you see us, come say hi and join us for a lap. It really is as simple as that. Must admit that not everyone enjoys riding with us, as we talk more than ride.😂
@@bestdayevermtb2 im heading out tomorrow afternoon, ill look out for you all
@BigRedCube I won't be back at Woodhill till September now. We typically ride on Sunday at 10am but rode today as I am on a flight in the morning.
I am considering buying an ebike. I can't keep up with the young ones now.😂
Trust me DO IT. Nearly all the guys in this video were reluctant to get e bikes including myself. They are beyond awesome.
I'm in my late 60s love riding and would rider harder if I had better skills n wasn't gonna demolish myself.
Nearly everyone I've met has had a reasonable crash and been injured.
Mountain biking is an awesome sport, but everyone in that video has had injuries, including myself. My injury was so bad that I considered giving up riding. That, of course, never happened.
Another good one. there may or may not be rumour out there that the reason you ride togther is that you have no friends and you all pay each to be each other friends, OR or might be Like minded people that like doing the same thing
I heard that rumour, too. Nobody wants to pay me, though😂
You will ride offroad until your first serious accident, when you learn how long it takes to heal. 50 is nothing. I'm 74 and still rising, just not offroad or in traffic. The trails shown in this video are very mild.
Yes, the trails in this video are mild, but if you follow the channel, you will see we do double black trails also.
We have all had surgery due to serious accidents but for some reason keep coming back for more.
If you continue to watch the channel at some point, it will become clear why this video was made and why the trails were mild.
Iam 56,just bought another e bike,love it!
Mostly used in the Welsh mountains,used to race bmx back in the early 80,s never stopped cycling 🤙
Really hoping to get to Dyfi bike park in a few months. I also did a bit of BMX but was never really competitive. Some things never change.