Rent (buy) American Flyers... race someone in your head.

and li10up... lighten up

You've very obviously improved. You may just be at one of those infernal "training plateaus" where nothing changes in performance for a while.

Or, as tough as this one may be, you may have hit your "performance" high point.

Whichever, the most important thing is have fun with it. Ride with the enjoyment of a kid on a new bike.

spazz - who is working on that 2nd (3rd??) childhood