Fron Hull/UK, been an active sportsman all my life, javelin, discus, running, gymnastics,x-country ski-ing, biathlon, you name it I've probably had a dabble. I'm nearly 50 and have suffered, through all the sport, with bad knees, I've tried to keep my fitness levels up but could only manage 10-15 mins on a tread mill before the old knees started hurting. Last year I decided to purchase an hybrid trek 7.5 and havnt looked back since, I can now go out for over an hour with my heartrate at a decent level and feel as though I have really had a good cardio workout and in less than a year, have knocked over 10 mins off a 15 mile circuit.
I have now decided to go one step further and invest in a trek 1.2 as I feel I can get even more out of cycling.