Have found this year that Road riding is at a far lower pace than offroading. I probably made the decision to change at the right time, being 60, but I do miss those hard offroad climbs that get the HR up- Boil the legs with Lactic acid and give me the sense of achievement that I can still do it when crawling past the Walkers pushing their bikes up a rock strewn Gully with all sorts of debris all over it. I haven't been offroad for 6 months now- and the road riding does get a bit boring if I decide to take a flat ride and just churn out the miles.

Saying that- I am finding new Challenges to meet- Did Ventoux this year and that does give me a lot of Kudos with the speed merchants I ride with occasionally. Ventoux was not difficult- just took a long time. I climbed the 16% hill in my area on the Compact crank and even my LBS say I am mad for trying that one- They are aged 30 to 40 and still race so for an older rider to attempt it I am not doing too bad.

Bit of an unfair comparison due to the change of Bike- but I have slowed down this year. I still miss the Offroad but Road riding will keep me going for a few years to come. And thanks to Riding with my brain- I have not HAD to buy a new helmet this year. I did buy one but not because I bent it against a tree- or the trail- Just because I wanted one. That has saved the trips to the hospital to get another xray to see If I have broken anything this time.