I am from the Seattle area. I had my knee replaced one year ago so I had to discontinue my running (75,000 miles until surgery) and pick up biking.
Biking is brand new to me. I picked up a road back after I could get full knee rotation and after nine months I have ridden 4,000 miles. A few months ago a cycle company switched my standard gears to a 52-38 with a 11-23 cassette. It is hard on hills. My ride yesterday was 100 miles with an elevation transition up and down of 3,500 feet. My average speed was 18 mph.
I am not certain what all the above means in the context of bicycle riding performance. I enjoy biking and I wish I would have picked up on the sport sooner and wove it into training as an alternative to solely running.
Any perspective you might share with me from my limited self-description on riding to complete my first year of cycling?
Thanks
Biking is brand new to me. I picked up a road back after I could get full knee rotation and after nine months I have ridden 4,000 miles. A few months ago a cycle company switched my standard gears to a 52-38 with a 11-23 cassette. It is hard on hills. My ride yesterday was 100 miles with an elevation transition up and down of 3,500 feet. My average speed was 18 mph.
I am not certain what all the above means in the context of bicycle riding performance. I enjoy biking and I wish I would have picked up on the sport sooner and wove it into training as an alternative to solely running.
Any perspective you might share with me from my limited self-description on riding to complete my first year of cycling?
Thanks