Originally Posted by
droobieinop
.... the only reasons that he passed you are that you were at the end of your ride, he was likely just starting his and he has more weight to stand on a big gear.
Well, thanks for that, but no excuses here. I got off the bike last year and allowed myself to get "bummed" over a COPD diagnosis. At 57 years old, you can't do that. As a consequence, I put on 40 lbs over the winter, and am just now getting back on the bike. Exactly the WRONG way to deal with the issue.
But gimme 4 months of 200+ mile weeks, the pounds will be gone, and nobody on a fixie will be passing me on a climb! Got another 2 weeks of 100+ mile weeks to go, then I'll be good enough to jump back up to some longer mileage.
Heading out for another 20 this morning. Hope I don't get passed by somebody on a trike today!
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