Originally Posted by BillyD

Inflated the tires and took my first ride of the season, complete with iPhone selfies. Partly sunny day, hi in the 60s finally. Yeah, I'm one of those fair weather cyclists.



Quickly discovered that the gym bicycles I've been doing are a poor substitute for real cycling. My quads right above the knees were crying like wimps, but that's the price you pay for inactivity.

Yes, I'm 50-plus in case you already didn't know.


Matter of fact you can feel it in a lot of areas early in the season - arms, shoulder, neck, legs. My lungs were relatively good thanks to the gym bikes, however.


19.3 mph only because I had to slow down about half way to take the picture.

Thirteen miles today, a decent first day. Now that the ice is broken it should be easier getting out.