Hi I'm new here. For past 35 months I've been working with a coach who makes my monthly ride and weight schedules around my work schedule. Back in Sept.09 I had to have C3 and C4 fused. I decided to let my coach go. I wasn't sure if I was going to continue to ride and train like I was. It has been a lot of stress on my family (the surgery). I rode two months while I was recovering on the trainer at 70-75% of max hr. I ended up with a little over a 1000miles. At the beginning of Nov I went back to riding back outside. All I can say is heart rate up speed down. My Question is How long will it take before my (pre)surgery fitness levels come back? I don't know how not to ride like I'm not training. (that may not sound right). Has anyone experience this? Thanks