Squatch
Senior Member
I just got back from my 1st bike ride of the year a while ago. 6 sorta hilly miles of pure "felt like I was going to puke"!
Pretty humbling for a guy that used to do a quick 25 miles through a hilly state park after work most evenings. For many, many years cycling was the center of our lives. But that was a good while back. Before the knees left town.
Now closer to 60 than not. But I'll keep at it. Not the 1st time I've been out of shape. I doubt I'll ever be back to doing Century rides (100 miles) on Saturday mornings. But the workout rides will get better!
Last fall I added some fat cruiser style tires to my old Specialized Rock Combo to use for these rides. I rode that.
I probably will give the knees a rest tomorrow and do some weights. But I'll be back out before weeks end. It's not going to happen overnight. I need to get back in good enough riding shape to use the bikes as our dingy's behind the camper.
Pretty humbling for a guy that used to do a quick 25 miles through a hilly state park after work most evenings. For many, many years cycling was the center of our lives. But that was a good while back. Before the knees left town.
Now closer to 60 than not. But I'll keep at it. Not the 1st time I've been out of shape. I doubt I'll ever be back to doing Century rides (100 miles) on Saturday mornings. But the workout rides will get better!
Last fall I added some fat cruiser style tires to my old Specialized Rock Combo to use for these rides. I rode that.
I probably will give the knees a rest tomorrow and do some weights. But I'll be back out before weeks end. It's not going to happen overnight. I need to get back in good enough riding shape to use the bikes as our dingy's behind the camper.