65 and new to cycling

[PamNY]

Cycling is a multi year sport. It can take years to really build up. So you are off to a great start!!

This is so true and very important. It takes a long time to build strength. But guess what? Cycling is fun, so it doesn't really matter. You can enjoy yourself even if progress is slower than you'd like.

Consider this: do you need to go fast? I'm quite happy being slow.