Originally Posted by
david7700
To become better at riding at not just enjoy the activity on one level, you'll have to put your muscles to work. But muscles being exerted continuously and vigorously over a long period of time will eventually "hurt you".
So how do you improve your riding ability without the unintended but inevitable side effect?
Your muscles may ache as you exert yourself further than you have before ... but your muscles shouldn't hurt on every ride ... and your feet should not hurt from the cold. That's not healthy, and if that happens, you're doing something wrong with your foot covering setup.