Quote Originally Posted by Kitsune06 View Post
... like I said, I'm still working on this, though. I'm naturally a sprinter, would prefer to do something a few times w/ a lot of force than endurance anything but maybe I can retrain myself.
See, I think I am the opposite of this... I would rather ride for a long period of time over a great distance than kill myself in the short term. However, I find I'm much better at maintaining a slower cadence (60 rpm maybe) in a tougher gear than a high spin with little to no power behind it.

I've had my bike professionally fit and I don't have any pains or problems there, as far as a know. My only complaint is now that I've "stretched out" a bit from two months of cycling, I can definitely tell my frame is way too small, but there is nothing I can really do about that right now (already extended the front stem as much as possible).

Maybe my trouble is stemming from a desire to go really fast for a really long time and not having the muscle strength or cardiovascular health to do it. Spin classes look absolutely dreadfully boring to me, but I suppose I could get rollers or a trainer (preferably rollers) to practice on to build these things up. Maybe what I really need is a cycling computer so I can see where I sit to know where I need to go.

Hmm.

Thanks all for the articles, I'm reading them right now.