I went for a ride today with Roger in the late afternoon. The weather was warm and humid. The sun was mostly obscured by the clouds. I felt pretty good today. I noticed that I was able to get my heartrate higher than usual. The only thing that changed since the last few weeks were my meds. I'm no longer taking clonapin and welbutrin. I feel like I have more high end power than before. It feels like those days where I skipped my meds. Will have to see how I feel on the next ride. I had no discomforts other than the feeling of fatigue from making a good effort. My bike continues to work well, will have to oil the chain. I called about my mountain bike and the guy said there wasn't anything wrong with the frame from what they can tell. So I'm going to buy the minimal compontents to get the bike in good working order. I've decided to go with Shimano Deore XT but will have to ask if it will be compatible with what I have on now (2001, XTR).