[QUOTE=guachi;22087084 Train to suffer more. .[/QUOTE]
I must be training right then !! LOL .... I'm in a similar situation as far as cardio ability. Good part is I don't ride with other people so I go at my own pace. I hit the gym as much as I ride but I love that almost as much as the bike so I wont sacrifice one for the other. I'm in for a good 7-8 hours a week on the bike. I don't find other cyclists passing me often on the bike paths where I generally ride but most of the fast guys are probably somewhere else. When I was down this winter with a serious injury I lost a lot of mass from my injured leg. Doesn't seem to be holding me back much tho. FWIW I am 6'2" and 187 pounds and according to my app and cycling computer I average about 13.5 mph and that is pretty much regardless of how far I go, what the wind is like, roads vs bike paths.
Not sure why that is.