I keep on wondering the same but thanks to a change in routine I think I can say I will be better than I am right now. Spent last summer and this winter off th bike. Mainly due to weather but also down to a bit of lethargy. Finally decided I have to get fitter and it is down the gym with only the occasional ride when it can be done. The lethargy has been coming on for a few years now because I am old(er) and it is cold- Raining too hard- and that wind is too strong. Good riding days have been few and far between so fitness went down a lot.

Only a few years ago and I did not care what the weather was like- I would be out there riding in most weathers including 2ft of snow and 20F when the mtb went up the hills. But after 1 month of the new me- and a monthly bill from the gym that must not be wasted-I am out there building up strength and stamina for when I can ride.

Luckily I caught the problem in time but if I hadn't- I would have turned into the occasional rider that lost fitness and mobility and probably the will to live over the next few years Till I finally found out that Daytime TV lasts all day and not just at Breakfast for the weather news.