You don't get any older on a mountain bike. Or at least you age more slowly. Nevertheless, it seems that mountain bikers develop different preferences over the years. Riding in a mixed group with ambitious younger riders can become stressful. Maximizing trail meters is no longer the top priority for some, a longer break in the sun, the view, an extended meal are just as important. Some also don't like being greeted at the end of a descent by a crowd of like-minded people who would have already made it halfway up the next ascent if they hadn't had to wait.

But because mountain biking and trails are still fun in a group, the bike agency is organizing the "Best Ager Bike Days". A week in the Engadin for people who are older than the mountain bike. You could also say: who have seen the mountain bike grow up.

The organizers promise them the best bike tours in the Upper Engadine without time, speed or group pressure. The uphills are to be tackled in a relaxed manner, the group will take a break at the most beautiful places and there will be enough time for wellness and extensive dining.

"But it's still a bike week," emphasizes Patricia Roth, one half of the bike agency. She and her agency partner Andrea Hahn have been running bike camps for many years, including the Queens Days for women only, the Family Bike Vibes for bikers and their children and the Single Trail Days for singles.

Prefer fine dining than eating up trail kilometers

This is how Roth describes the best agers: "They are mountain bikers whose motto is no longer 'faster - higher - further'. They want to enjoy the trails and neither be the first to the bottom nor the fastest to the top." She has noticed from the bookings that this offer not only appeals to people in their prime. There are also participants who are a long way from this group in terms of age, but who appreciate the cosiness promised. This also means that there is no lower age limit for participation in the Best Ager Bike Days. Apart from the age of majority.

The best agers are the dream customers of many providers. They have peace of mind, they have time, they treat themselves and they are affluent. Nevertheless, the week is not simply a luxury program in which they have built in as many expensive extras as possible, says Patricia Roth. "But a dinner on Muottas Muragl takes time and costs something. If you estimate this, you are happy to accept the costs."

It should be noted that the four days based at the Hotel Palü are not particularly expensive at 650 francs. And to prove that it really is an offer for female mountain bikers: the Bernina Pass - Poschiavo, Piz Nair and the Stazerwald are three of the region's classic single trails on the program. "And we ride downhill on single trails, not on forest roads," emphasizes the organizer. But just: "... with comfort, with peace and quiet ..."

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