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Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Northern NJ
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Bikes: 1987 Pinarello Montello, 1996 Litespeed Classic, 1996 Colnago Master Light, 1997 Litespeed Ultimate, 2006 Opera Leonardo FP, 2006 Pinarello Paris FP, 1984 Pinarello Record, 89-ish Cornelo Profilo
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I'm 52, and have been on and off (mostly off) riding for 22 years but I'm trying to really get back into it. I've always found that any layoff of longer than a few weeks required a seat break-in period. I've also found that as I get back into it I've been raising my seat a bit - probably a flexibility thing.
I will caution you to ease back in. I've been pushing a bit and have been finding that I'm more injury prone and recovery is much harder. Currently on cortico-steroids and muscle relaxers for a back/leg injury on the bike last Monday - purely an overuse sort of thing - back was hurting a little before I hit the road, my quad cramped with 4 miles to go on the ride, woke up the next day with my quad screaming and intermittent pain from mid-butt to below my knee - doc diagnosed sciatica. When I was thirty I wouldnt even have noticed. Now, I've been limping for a week.