Originally Posted by gilpi

Here's my personal experience... last summer/fall I did more riding than I have in the past, definitely not a lot of riding when compared to most riders I know, I did anywhere from 10 to 20 mile rides about 3-4 times a week mixing gravel and road on hilly areas. I started out already on the thin side, 61 years old, 6'2" 200 lbs, by the fall I was around 180 lbs. BTW, I'm a very good eater and my eating habit never changed. I did ride as hard as my old body could take for about 1-2 hours each ride. I'm thinking the hills had something to do with the kind of workout I got, combine that with my metabolism and the weight just drops. This season I started out at 195 and have already dropped a couple of pounds.