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@Aroogah
Week 29 of physical therapy - 35 weeks post-surgery
Is when I am writing this. I have my commute down now to around an hour each way which is an improvement. Two days a week now is about as much as I can handle now but each ride helps with fitness. My plan is to spend the next month getting back to doing 3 days a week. If I can do that for a month then I’ll go back to 5 days a week. After that I can drop a tooth on the rear cog and raise my Gear Inches back to the upper 60s. I think that it will be another 3 months before I can do that. I’m in no rush. I’m just happy to be riding again.
I have noticed a change in my bike setup though. My old commuting bike seems a little off, less comfortable than it used to be. Strangely my custom made frame, built for the pre-surgical me, is still the most comfortable bike I can ride. I will get another bike fit and positioning assessment but I want to get more miles before I do that. I can feel my glutes starting to develop now and I am more barrel chested than I used to be. I’m noticing small physical changes, mostly in the way that my clothes fit, tighter here, looser there, different drape. I have put on some weight with the time off the bike but I’ll get my body used to the new shape and muscular structure before I try worry too much about the unflattering characteristics of some of my cycling wardrobe.
As of today my goal is simple: ride as much as I am able to in 2012. Any and all physical improvements that come as a result of that are a bonus.