>>962747On my country, Spain, there was a 50-55 y.o dude that spent his time following other riders when they started climbing. The funny thing is he was riding a singlespeed 80's hi-ten 20' leisure bike. People said he could keep the pace with guys riding 2k+ euro bikes while climbing and averaged 30km/h on flat. He was practically a legend amongst riders. Pic related is him. Aparently he later started using an old 10sp mountain bike.