I am no elite rider (in fact, I suck), but no matter how badly I abuse myself on the bike, I never get DOMS, just some aching that night and the expected degree of fatigue. However, a few extra lunges at the gym will stiffen me up like 12 hr road kill. I always figured this was related to the degree of micro-trauma, which I figured was low on the bike for mechanical reasons. Not true?