Originally Posted by PenguinDeD
Ya won't get better unless you push yourself to the limits, and you won't know what you're capable of until you do the same.
There's a big difference between pushing yourself to see where your limits have grown to and doing something stupid. Doubling your longest ride ever while at the same time at least doubling the amount of climbing you've ever done in a single ride qualifies as "stupid" in my book.