Originally Posted by
don compton
I just advanced to 15 miles. I hit 20mph in 3 short stretches. I cruised the rest of the time 14-16 mph. I sure feels good to be back on the bike.
Good work! As others said, keep riding and listen to your body. It's rarely wrong. (Knees, hips, etc. I feel them far more often now that when I was younger. (I'm about 18 months behind you.) For me, bike fit is critical (and something of a moving target). I frequently carry the wrenches for HB, brake levers and seat. Most of my bikes have cloth tape wrapped from the bottom that can be unwrapped, levers moved and rewrapped on the road. A piece of tape on the seatpost. I change a mm or so up and down fairly frequently. Never used to. A change was a big deal.