Quote Originally Posted by rain View Post
pfunk12 - gosh, that warms my heart to hear. I have no idea if I can do it, but the thought of giving up my bike out of boredom makes me very sad. It's a JOY to ride.
After reading ny rider's post, is there some sort of baseline that I should train towards before trying that ride? It's ideal because that group rides every week.
Rain - I think I'm an oddity so I don't have the best advice. Because I was a long-distance competitive runner, a lot of my strength and endurance came from my running. I had only been riding seriously for a few months before I started doing the group rides and I think one of the main reasons that I could hang was due to the miles I put in from running. I'm wondering if someone else who has much more riding experience (7?) can answer your question about baseline.