Ivan Gillis

10 Best Biking locations for folks 50 and/or older. 

Life is like riding a bicycle," Claude Pepper, the late Florida congressman who achieved fame as a champion of older Americans, liked to say. "You don't fall off unless you stop pedaling." For those who want to take Pepper's words literally, here are bicycle-friendly communities in the United States with the highest share of residents 50 and older.

1.               Orlando, Florida

2.               Ashland, Oregon

3.               Chattanooga, Tennessee

4.               Chico, California

5.               Eugene, Oregon

6.               Portland, Oregon

7.               Tucson, Arizona

8.               Brunswick, Maine

9.               Boca Raton, Florida

10.           Miami Beach, Florida