80-year-old Long Rider completes Iron Butt Association's Ultimate Coast to Coast Ride.

[BamaRider]

Remarkable. Prudhoe to Key West solo at an age when many are in a nursing home. I can't imagine riding the Alaska Highway at that age. Verified by the IBR. Gives me hope for the future.
Read about it here.

https://www.revzilla.com/common-tre...zYTsubw9AWm71YvlMZ_aem_Ab3518sAl3Gez0QUjMMvbw

 

[Uncle Phil]

Good on him - he's only 7 years older (soon to be 6) than me so that means there is hope!
Quite often it is more 'mental' than 'physical' that stops a feller from riding.

 

[SMSW]

It is really about the individual. Our riding club has a number of 80+ year olds still riding every week. Some have medical issues, some don't, and one of our guys died at 74 (cancer), but he was logging 40k miles a year on his bike. Some of us age more gracefully than others.

 

[STFlips]

This story reminds me of a gentleman I met briefly last year in Tuscany. I was standing at the side of a rural road taking a few pictures and he came walking down towards me with a knapsack and a walking stick. He stopped and we chatted.
He told me he was his 80's and had walked there from Switzerland! My wife is now always telling me I better stay active. I say I'd rather ride.