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Will I be able to start mountain biking at my age? with my disability?

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The different disciplines encompassed by Mountain Biking range from a bimble on a woodland trail to the wild double-backflip free riding, with all sorts in between.
They'll always be an exceptional 80 year old that can still perform tricks on a mountain bike, or an exceptionally able disabled woman that can shred Downhill with the best of them but here we'll be talking about the average John or Jane.
There are no laws as to an upper age limit for starting out mountain biking!!  If you can easily ride a bike on the road, then there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to ride a mountain bike, likewise if you're healthy and have never ridden a bike, you can learn.  Mountain biking is harder than a gentle ride on a bike path or paved road, since you are constantly correcting the steering and having to add torque to get over or around even small obstacles.
Fall for fall, young to old, the resultant injury is likely to be worse as you age, and injury to injury, it will take longer to heal as you get older too.  Only you know what your body can cope with, so your tolerance to pain and downtime needs some consideration.  Think about this when deciding exactly which mountain bike discipline you want to engage in.  Whichever you choose, take it slowly, get the experience and be sure of your skills before you tear down a double black downhill course!
No matter your age, if you have good balance but are compromised health-wise in another way, you can still go mountain biking. 
When you want to ride mountain bikes but:
Most big bike manufacturers have a range of mountain bikes with electric motor assistance, here are some points to note:
Should you be unable to balance, pedal or steer a standard or electric mountain bike or perhaps you have poor eyesight or are blind but would still like to get the adrenalin pumping out on the trails, there's an exciting emerging sport just right for you.
These two, three or four-wheeled adaptive mountain bikes come in various guises:
The above list isn't exhaustive by any means, but you can see there are many options, and thrown into the mix are that these can also be electric assisted.
Just like any form of mountain biking, aMTBing will have some top class riders, check out their YouTube videos and get inspired, noting you don't have to have a disability to ride an aMTB!

The different disciplines encompassed by Mountain Biking range from a bimble on a woodland trail to the wild double-backflip free riding, with all sorts in between.
They'll always be an exceptional 80 year old that can still perform tricks on a mountain bike, or an exceptionally able disabled woman that can shred Downhill with the best of them but here we'll be talking about the average John or Jane.
There are no laws as to an upper age limit for starting out mountain biking!!  If you can easily ride a bike on the road, then there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to ride a mountain...

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