Well, you can’t really call mine bike rides. I had knee replacement surgery on Jan 5th and have been recovering since. I’m on the bike most days. At first unable to make full revolutions so just used the bike to stretch the knee. Now at 10 weeks I can make full revolutions once I loosen up but I still can’t spin at my normal 80-100 cadence. I still have to pedal carefully because there is some tenderness in some spots.
the past few years have been hit or miss and more miss than anything. Back trouble and this pesky knee has had me off the bike a lot. June 2022 had me feeling better on the bike, I did rides of 3, 12, 13 and 23 miles and felt like I was on my way to a great riding summer. It was at that point my arthritic, beat up (from football, skiing and motorcycles) knee called it quits and I decided to get it replaced.
My hope is to be putting on some indoor miles soon and be outside on the road when the weather turns nice in the spring.