I'm still very much a biking newbie, but I consider myself an expert on Monster Legs! After 15 years of soccer, mine are certainly two monsters and not shrinking any time soon. I swear I had the terrible pant-waist-gap thing going on by the time I was 10.

Consider the new muscle a trophy off all your hard work! More muscle strength in your quads and calves puts less stress on your knees too, and who would complain about that?