First of all…. Hello fellow old guys!
Second - I use to ride a lot and race a fair amount. Then life changed and I could not ride and got FAT! Fat as in raced at 148 lbs at age 43 and hit 178 at age 55. I have started to ride again... and improve.
So my question is what can I expect after 10-12 years away from the sport?
Will I ever be able to climb again? Will I ever be able to ride a flat road at 24+ m.p.h. again?
What can I reasonably expect from my body?
When I was riding a lot I always told people that the genetics were still there and they would be as good as they ever were relative to others the same age. But of course I was just being positive about their potential so they would ride. But now since I’m finding time to ride again I wonder … was I full of it? Or will I be a good rider; given time on the bike?