Originally Posted by
hamster
If the OP manages to injure himself by going 0 to 22 to 44 miles (and by "injure" I don't mean irritated rump), and he's less than 80 years old and otherwise healthy, this will probably be the first case in history. (Unlike, say, going 0 to 5 to 10 miles in running, which would easily lead to an injury.)
I did get a bad case of knee tendonitis that was caused by ramping up cycling too quickly in the spring after being sedentary over the winter. So it is possible to do. I would amend your statement to read "...this will probably be the first case in history
except for people too dumb to listen to what their bodies are telling them."
Not that getting tired legs is a symptom of tendonitis, but it's still probably wise to ramp up more slowly. (Unless you're young and your body heals quickly from the stresses).
So the morals of the story are: (1) listen to your body and (2) don't ever stop cycling.
