MightyMitre-
I noticed you are in Brighton...i think i visited your beautiful coastal town why back when! I did my student teaching in London and some friends and I ventured down your way. Very beautiful!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to my LBS today to get my bike fitted and tweeked...get a new seat for my hybrid and see if i can get some drop handle bars for that so i can at least simulate the feel of my road bike when i'm out on the dusty trail! (I just love riding our trails around here).

My trainer is a triathelete and is really into biking herself. She has come up with Phases for us (my daughter and myself) ...we are now in our "strength" phase. My goal is to get my bikes set so i can do my "hill climbing" training out in the nasty weather with the hybrid (poor thing...soooo abused) and do road work with the road bike with nicer weather coming soon (fingers crossed).

I have done several longer rides but not in a row. The longest being 70 some miles and i was happy to not have any side effects at all. I am so afraid that i'll do a few days of long rides and feel so aweful that i won't want to do our summer ride (!).
I guess i better start planning on some of these longer several day rides in the next couple of months. That's really good advise!

It's a "weights day" so i'm off to the gym.
: )
gretchen