Put 400 miles on the rollers in 4 weeks, rode outdoors a few times, rode with the moderate-intensity group ride last night, felt good the whole time. Made the mistake of trying to ride with the high-intensity group tonight and got promptly dropped. I could blame the wind (steady 18 mph with higher gusts), but I should have known I was in trouble when everyone showing up was as thin as my little finger. To add to the frustration, my bottom bracket is making a noticable creak when I pedal that wasn't there last night. Crap, indeed; my ego and my bike may be hurt.
Ended up doing a 10-mile loop around the lake and sneaking home before anyone got back. Put some lube on the joint between the crank and the bottom bracket and I'll try the moderate group again tomorrow night. Mark my words, I will hang with the fast group by the end of the summer!
Just wanted to whine a little bit, thanks for reading. First post, BTW, after several months of lurking.
Ended up doing a 10-mile loop around the lake and sneaking home before anyone got back. Put some lube on the joint between the crank and the bottom bracket and I'll try the moderate group again tomorrow night. Mark my words, I will hang with the fast group by the end of the summer!
Just wanted to whine a little bit, thanks for reading. First post, BTW, after several months of lurking.