Thanks for the advice Dogmama and Han-grrl
I am going to try it. I did the spinning yesterday, I had never really done that before. I liked it. I've been doing sprints too. I think they will help.

I hope to go mt.bike riding this weekend. I am really very slow but I have a good time. I just need to keep practicing.

I don't have any girlfriends that are into riding. I wish I did. The friends that I have told about my riding think I am crazy for riding that much or that far. Little do they know how much fun it is. Maybe the more I ride, I will someday find someone who likes to ride as much as I do (on the road and mt.) . My husband likes to ride with me but I know he also loves to ride with his buddies. It seems to be much easier for men to find riding buddies than women to find riding buddies. I will just have to keep looking.

Vicki