Originally Posted by
skanking biker
Ahh yes, thats it.
26??---Enjoy your last 4 years of youth---life sucks when you hit 30. Its like hitting a brick wall or something. You instantly become "old." Knees start to hurt. College girls start looking like jailbait; all the single women your age are divorced or have kids or have things you don't want------not a pretty picture.
I'm A LOT faster at 35 than I was when I was in my 20s. Most cyclists make huge power gains well into their 30s, and keep said gains into their 50s, and 60s.
If your knees are hurting you need to look at how you're training. Train smarter and you'll be able to ride harder.