yea, thanks for the info guys- I have more than enough muscle in my legs, came from growing up working with my dad on his apartments. He messed up his back early on in life, and always emphasized to me to lift with my legs... so I have this totally screwed upper body strength which I've been working on, however... my legs sure could stand to lose both some muscle as well as the er, fat. Edit: Btw, I actually have that slight football player build, shorter (5'8") and stocky build (probably from the Scottish in me), which I am trying to get a little more lean and for sure more cut. I never even played football! I played tennis and baseball..


Question tho- I've been riding at a higher cadence.. kind of on and off because my bike was running through some bad tire issues- 4 blown tubes, due to bad tires as someone may have caught in my other post(s).. Anyways, my legs seem to be sore on and off, mostly like the muscles on the front part of my thighs seem very tight in general at times. Is that normal if I am not used to the sudden increase in everything? (The cadence is for sure not around 95... but I would say it's over 60, maybe in the 70's... although I know I can do around 85 but if I do the 85 for my typical 17 mile ride... I am beyond sore the next day)

Another question is.. just sitting here (I haven't rode for well... it's been maybe a week...) I can push down with my knuckles on the top of my legs just behind my knee caps, and it kind of feels... sore- but only pushing.. is that normal or should I see about going back to my LBS when I get back to SD next week to be refitted to my bike? I was fitted when I first got it about 3 or so weeks ago, but I'm not sure if that's the problem or if it's my pedal motion.. I think I might not be keeping a flat foot, parallel to the ground through the full rotations, which as much as I try to focus on doing it, am having a very hard time with..

Any ideas???