Originally Posted by
DennisV
Hello everyone,
I’ll soon be 65. . . not sure how hard to press. Going up some hills in my neighborhood I can easily get the top of my thighs to burn. Also, my knees will sometimes burn.
Is it bad to reach the burn? Or should I just barely get into the burn? How long?
Give your knees a bit of a break and concentrate on spinning faster rather than harder. Since you paid for the gears, use them. <G>
Originally Posted by
DennisV
Do I need to rest every other day? I prefer to ride every chance I get. I’m starting to really enjoy it. (I’m pretty sure I can ride 10 miles on a reasonably flat road, but getting stronger each week)
Rest days for this 62 year-old seem useful, but they don't have to be days without riding. I like to ride every day. After hitting it hard for a day or two, I like to take it easy for a day or two, especially on hills. Every so often a "take it easy" day turns out to be a ride all out day, but that's fun too.
You may well find that things change rapidly for you in the next few months. Last year at this time, ten miles would have been a long ride for me. This year, even after a too-long winter, ten is just about a good warm up and sixty or seventy a good riding day.