30 something

[badlieutenant]

after spending all weekend clocking up k's seeing people ive noticed that most of the people I know are married with kids, so i was just sorta curious about the demographic of ppl in thier 30's who ride bikes, are single and finding it dammed hard to ride with any of thier old mates. Kids sports on saturday etc. Am I the only one? should I rush out and make someone preganant?

[SPman]

should I rush out and make someone pregnant?

Practice, practice and more practice..!

[Madmax]

no kids heaps of bikes
one girl frend
shes even keen on going to the IOM TT
(two weeks of drunken dumb ase sh!t)

[Motu]

When I was 30 something,married with kids,I was riding bikes more than I do 20 something years later.Change your friends and get a life.

[badlieutenant]

When I was 30 something,married with kids,I was riding bikes more than I do 20 something years later.Change your friends and get a life.

hmm bit harsh. well done tho in managing to ride alot while raising kids.My friends are fine and kids is all good. I was only wondering if there were many ppl out there in a similar position to me.

[Jackrat]

Given that most people in their thirtys are married with kids I'd say your not normal mate Errrrrr,that has to be a good thing huh.
When I was that age and in that position I still rode much the same as I do now but I did notice that most of my ex riding mates wifes looked at me as a major threat.Some didn't like me at all,odd huh.

[Holy Roller]

Its only a phase you go through, the kids grow up eventually... it may take a while depending on the number that one has. One has to have a well balanced life
ride, work, ride, work, wife, ride, kids, ride, kids, ride, business, ride, and of course those longer weekend rides to keep every thing in balance.

[badlieutenant]

Given that most people in their thirtys are married with kids I'd say your not normal mate Errrrrr,that has to be a good thing huh.
When I was that age and in that position I still rode much the same as I do now but I did notice that most of my ex riding mates wifes looked at me as a major threat.Some didn't like me at all,odd huh.

bit of a bummer when partners put presure on at perceived threats. Im lucky, my mates still ride and some of them are starting to bring thier kids along and i dont mind fitting in with thier plans but I miss just getting on the bike at random and going any where for a beer or if in welly a coffee midnight exspresso yay what sparked my curiousity was an article I read recently about how people in thier 30's demographicly are more like the 20 year olds a decade or 2 ago. should just go on a rid with some KB's sometime soon

[badlieutenant]

Its only a phase you go through, the kids grow up eventually... it may take a while depending on the number that one has. One has to have a well balanced life
ride, work, ride, work, wife, ride, kids, ride, kids, ride, business, ride, and of course those longer weekend rides to keep every thing in balance.

seems to me yourv got it sorted

[Vagabond]

after spending all weekend clocking up k's seeing people ive noticed that most of the people I know are married with kids, so i was just sorta curious about the demographic of ppl in thier 30's who ride bikes, are single and finding it dammed hard to ride with any of thier old mates. Kids sports on saturday etc. Am I the only one? should I rush out and make someone preganant?

I'm in pretty much the same situation, only I left all my old mates back in S.Africa as much as you can whilst u can

[badlieutenant]

I'm in pretty much the same situation, only I left all my old mates back in S.Africa as much as you can whilst u can

fully agree with you there
After giving up bike for ex ive learnt never to stop doing the things your passionate about. regrets are lessons not learned.

[Marknz]

Well I'm on the wrong side of 35 and relatively newly single... will soon be back on a bike I hope and looking forward to a good NZ summer to ride around see some of the countryside. I'll change the 'single' if and when I meet Mrs Right, but not at the expense of my bike and riding... no chance of that.

[SPman]

fully agree with you there
After giving up bike for ex ive learnt never to stop doing the things your passionate about. regrets are lessons not learned.

When I was 30 +, I had to sell the bike to get 4 wheels for the wife and kids. The missus liked bikes, but I couldnt quite afford to get another one. The kids grew up and left home, the missus left home, the home left home and I had just enough left for a bike. It was like a junkie reintroduced to smack! I think I crammed on 35000 k the first year to make up for lost time. Biking is in your blood, almost an addiction.and if it is good, go with it! I would never give up bikes now, for it would be like..removing a part of who I am...a denial of self! Bikes take preference to house and all.(I suspect the money saved towards a house is going on another bike in the near future - your,re a long time dead)
I was just lucky in falling for a lady who rides...and who knows the score!

[LB]

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Badlieutenant and MarkNZ - I've had 4 weddings (so far) from my matchmaking so PM me if you're interested (it would only be with someone into bikes, obviously!)
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[Motu]

And yet in previous generations the newly married with kids and mortgage had to ride a bike because that was all they could afford.Is it the same world we are living in?