Originally Posted by Mo'Phat
My apologies, but going from not riding to 400-500 miles in a month might not be the greatest idea. No matter what physical shape you're in. When I started riding, I was running about 150 miles a month and going to the gym 3 times a week. When I first got on the bike, I was whipped and beaten after a mild 10 miler. After 4 months, I'm upping my average ride to 20-30 milers, with 50's on the weekend, but it wasn't instantaneous.
There's entirely different muscle groups in play with cycling.
I totally agree with you. I am not gonna jump right in and think it will be easy. But I hope to be up to 400 miles a month after a short amount of time.