I was hyper fit at school but years ago. Haven't done much in last 10 to 15 years etc. Wasted away a lot.
A have an older Dawes hybrid kind of bike. I guess it's called a tourer or short commuter bike. I am no expert. It's a bit old maybe a bit heavy and not meant for racing/speed AFAIK. Tires pumped up well though.
So I am cycling along pretty decently yesterday, fair bit of speed I thought and some girl(maybe in her early 20s) comes whizzing past me in an old traditional racer(not a road bike but and old style racer) she's wearing basic clothing, looks like work clothes and is pretty small yet she's comes bombing past me she doesn't come across as a serious cyclist just coming home from work etc. This happens a lot and as I said I used to be ultra fit and competitive years ago so I know about pain barriers I have a perfect sporting physique and could be pretty competitive.
So will it likely come to to the bike your using, if I used say a proper road bike all properly setup etc will i see a huge difference or am I really just unfit as heck or am I delusional as to my own abilities etc.
Quite embarrassing still when women bomb past you like that especially when they look about 70.
What do you think, I may be able to have a go on a decent bike soon so will see.
A have an older Dawes hybrid kind of bike. I guess it's called a tourer or short commuter bike. I am no expert. It's a bit old maybe a bit heavy and not meant for racing/speed AFAIK. Tires pumped up well though.
So I am cycling along pretty decently yesterday, fair bit of speed I thought and some girl(maybe in her early 20s) comes whizzing past me in an old traditional racer(not a road bike but and old style racer) she's wearing basic clothing, looks like work clothes and is pretty small yet she's comes bombing past me she doesn't come across as a serious cyclist just coming home from work etc. This happens a lot and as I said I used to be ultra fit and competitive years ago so I know about pain barriers I have a perfect sporting physique and could be pretty competitive.
So will it likely come to to the bike your using, if I used say a proper road bike all properly setup etc will i see a huge difference or am I really just unfit as heck or am I delusional as to my own abilities etc.
Quite embarrassing still when women bomb past you like that especially when they look about 70.
What do you think, I may be able to have a go on a decent bike soon so will see.