Had not rode a bike since I was a kid. I went through life as a runner which kept me in decent shape despite a fairly hectic, stressful job. As I hit my early forties, I was still adding pounds and points on the blood pressure. Plus, the knees and ankles were starting to complain about the pounding of running. Pulled out the mountain bike from years gone by and liked it but I wanted to go faster so got a road bike. It's been addictive every since.