The cardio I doc saw was fairly young. Late 30s early 40s maybe. He claimed to do quite a bit of mountain biking. I'm sure it's challenging, but seems it would be different than maintaining my desired average speed for an hour or two.
And yes, 15 days off the bike is pretty common this time of year in Texas. We'll have several months of weather systems (high winds preceding storms, then north winds) before the long hot summer kicks in. I can often catch a ride between wind shifts or storms. The wind here as I write this is south at 24mph, gusting to 30. Not very fun sounding. Well, unless I ride north, then have my wife come pick me up.
I've just returned from purchasing a gadget suggested by my doc called KardiaMobile. It lets me do a home EKG and send it to my doc. New technology just wears me out. I'm sure my granddaughter can have it up and running in about 5 minutes. I can report back on that if anyone is interested.
Thanks for the input so far. Much appreciated.