Originally Posted by gundogblue

Thanks for all the encouragement I do appriciate it. Sunday morning I thought Id go for a nice leasurly ride on some of the paved bike paths around here. I had my mind made up that I was'nt gonna spin fast or anything like that, instead I was gonna take it nice and slow and easy and just have fun, and look at the senerey, well it's weird, and I can't explain it but it was easier spinning the lower gears fairly fast than it was just peddling slowly!!?? I was out for 3 hrs, and went about 15 miles, I stopped for water a few times, and even stopped to BS with some other riders takeing a break. I think I will do that every Sunday, but during the week I'll stick to my riding on flat rodes spinning as fast as Is practical for me, and trying to increase my distance by 10% as chewybrian has sugjested.
Paul