advice please: burnt out muscles

apedale said:

I'm new to road riding, (been mountain biking for 10 years) and have just started to get into the whole training thing.

A bit of advice please.

I was rock climbing at the weekend and completely burnt out my thigh muscles (not done it for a long time) so that now they hurt everytime i put any pressure through them. I usually do a hard 25 mile ride today. Should I still ride i.e. a gentle recovery type ride or am I best leaving riding until my muscles have stopped hurting?
(I don't want to do any damage but I do want to ride)

Thanks

I regularly do motorcycle track days that leave my legs in that kind of condition (like right now, as a matter of fact) I usually give my legs complete rest for one day at least, then keep to a recovery pace while they're still sore. The recovery rides do actually help, but I'm just leary of taking one that first day.

No science behind this, just seemed common-sense.