[kneedrachen]

Originally Posted by Industry_Hack

I don't think you can go wrong with Giant. They offer great value.

Yup!

[Andy2302]

I started riding again last year at 66 when my older sister left me her Comfort Hybrid. It's ideal.
Did your dad used to ride? Shopping could be fun for both of you.

[LarryM]

Originally Posted by John_V

Hmmmm! A coincidence has happened. I got my Cypress when I was 63, but that was only three years ago. I wish I wasn't so addicted to this road bike cycling because I would love to start riding the Cypress again. I rode it once last month and it was probably ridden twice in December. Can't remember when it was last ridden before December.

That's true for me as well. The Cypress sees a lot less miles these days than does the LHT. Now it gets used mostly for errands, and rides when it's wet out. Some months it might see 50 miles, other months nothing at all.

The Cypress was an important step in my getting into shape and re-learning how to ride. The bike was flexible enough to let me explore a lot of different kinds of riding ... roads, gravel, overnights, inn-to-inn trips, and my first 50+ mile ride since the turn of the century.

[John_V]

The Cypress was responsible for increasing my cardiovascular output, endurance and building the muscles in my thighs and caves. I didn't have a lot to do when I went to a road bike.

[wild]

I started back rideing a comfort bike then a hybird the a flat bar road bike then I got my touring bike, last summer we stayed at the shore and I braught the old Jamis Explorer 2.0 comfort bike, I had forgoten how fun it was to ride comfy and uprite, It was a real good choice for this old man of 67

[bjjoondo]

The wife and I re-started cycling in 2005 on Fuji Monterey Comfort Bikes, they were a lot of FUN to ride and with suspension, suspension seat post and adjustable stems, the bikes could be set up perfect. A comfort bike is a great way to "re-entry" into cycling were a non-adjustable hybrid starts costing BUCKS to switch out things to make the bike FIT, jmho. Any either 700c or 26 wheel'd comfort bike would be a good start. JMHO, ymmv.