Thank you Plushride! I appreciate your professional opinion! My biggest problem has been what you described about the legs being 'dead for days' afterwards. I did a 41 miler yesterday and stopped and got a chocolate milk immediately after the ride. My legs are still pretty dead today but I'd expect that anyway. I'll be doing a little jogging over the weekend as we are going out of town but I plan on a 20 miler on the mtn bike Monday and I'm hoping for some energy on that ride I'm really hoping the chocolate milk etc. just after the ride will do the trick. I am eating before/during/after my rides; I just find it SO frustrating that I can't do more riding due to slow recovery... UGH!!!

Thanks for your input!

Tracy