Hello,

I have read a few of the posts here about getting back into riding, but I still have a couple of questions. Three years ago I moved overseas and left my bike in Oregon. At that time I could comfortably ride 30-40miles and could do longer rides with food stops. My average speed was 13-14mph, if I remember correctly. I miss cycling so much and have replaced it with running (which I don't like nearly as much) while overseas. However, in three short weeks I will be returning to Oregon and will be able to pick up cycling again. I've been told that the best thing to do is to ride everyday. But I'm worried because I have always had problems with sore sit-bones (and just general rear-end pain).

I will be in Eugene, Oregon at first (still looking for a job) and so I have access to pretty good cycling trails. My questions are:
1) is there a "minutes or miles" per day goal to help me get my cycling body back?
2) suggestions for dealing with sit-bone pain, or how to ease into it?
3) are there any Eugene groups for "newbies". Essentially I'm starting from scratch, though physically I am in good shape.

Thank you!