Originally Posted by
WNCGoater
And so all this long winded preface to a couple simple questions.
Is it a reasonable expectation for us, as we get older, to ride with absolutely no pain whatsoever?
Is it a reasonable expectation to be able to ride any distance, or until the "tank" runs out, without any pain whatsoever?
So far at least:
I ride short distances (<50 miles or little or no climbing) with pretty much no pain at all.
Longer distances? Nope! I don't think it was possible when we were in our 20s. My biggest issues on long difficult rides is hotfoot (mitigated by wider, quality shoes and inserts) and sorebutt (mitigated by moving around). But that is to be expected on climbfests of 100 miles or more.