Quote Originally Posted by Kris View Post
It has occurred to me that if my objective is to get exercise, which it is, I may be better off with a heavier bike that makes me work harder, as long as I'm not trying to keep up with anyone else.
You don't want a bike that's hard or unpleasant to ride - because then you're less likely to actually ride it and enjoy it.

I've been more or less upgrading constantly over the last year (okay I stopped about 4 months ago when I found what I really wanted).... And riding isn't getting "easier" I'm just riding faster and a lot harder than I used to... I'm still exhausted at the end of a good ride. I'm just doing that ride in a lot shorter time without breaks...