I used to cycle all the time as a kid. Kind of had to if we wanted to go anywhere . Since I suck at most other things athletic , this was one of the few things I could do. Fell away from it while in college. When I met my s/o about 11 years ago, he was into cycling (his primary means of transportation, other than the Metro) so I bought a mountain bike. A friend of mine and I started cycling together (nothing impressive, just the local bike trail.) With grad school and working, there never seemed to be any time to actually get out there. Even after graduation it seemed that everything else took priority. Then last January I had a serious fall during a snowstorm (snow covered ice ) and my left knee twisted and bent in ways it just isn't supposed to. It didn't heal properly and I ended up having surgery. When I went to see the orthopedic surgeon for my follow up visit after surgery, he recommended cycling to build up the strength in my leg (after relying on crutches and a cane for 1/2 a year actually walking on my own
was, believe it or not, a little scary.) Using the mountain bike was painful so one weekend my trusty crutches and I head on out to the LBS to check out what was available/affordable. They fit me and outfitted the car so I could take it home. Began building up strength again in the leg (crutches have been in the trunk of the car for months!) The weather here lately hasn't been conducive to riding but once it warms up again we're headin' out.