knotty

Thanks all!

Yes, absolutely DnvrFox, Slowly but surely, the distances are increasing with much more comfort compared to months ago. Thanks for the links.

Kuan
"Were you winded or were your legs burning? Do you think you could have gone farther?"

I had long past the point where breathing did any good and the legs started to slow down on their own no matter how much harder I tried.

This is all very interesting stuff, I will wear the HR monitor on the long rides and see just what numbers come up out of curiosity.

Thanks...knotty