Originally Posted by
ithinkican
Thanks. I haven't been here lately -- nothing awe inspiring to report. The Bike Club would still have to meet in my neighborhood, although I have ventured out of the cul du sac. Everywhere from my home is downhill -- I have more endurance than I did just a couple weeks ago -- I am slowly but surely gaining confidence. Still, I am way behind most everyone else posting here. It is embarrassing being last, but I am surely not giving up. You all are an inspiration to my competitive and determined spirit.
I think most of us who returned to biking after 30 or so years off started the same way. I remember one of my first adventure rides a few years ago. It was a whopping 6 miles mostly downhill. I called my kids to come with the van to take me home. Each ride improves your bike handling skills and your endurance will come around quickly. If you live on a cul du sac then you can play with the bike at low speeds. Sometimes just to dust the cobwebs off I will do gentle weaving rides trying to hit or miss acorns ahead on the ride. At 61 years old I have found that it takes a little longer to relearn skills involving ballance or reflex than it used to. It still surprises me when I relearn a skill that I used to take for granted.