Re: Easyboot shock absorption

[Loribelle1@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/1/98 4:05:07 PM Mountain Standard Time,
CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com writes:

<<  Bone takes several months to
 condition--in fact, for the first 4 to 6 weeks of training, bone actually
 becomes WEAKER as it demineralizes in preparation for remodeling, and then
 spends another 4 to 6 weeks just getting back to its former strength before
 surpassing the original strength and becoming stronger.  Hence one is just
 back to par with bone at 3 months into a good conditioning program, despite
 the fact that all the other systems are fit and rarin' to go.  >>
	
How long will the bone retain this conditioning?  

In the summer, I retreat to the mountains so ride mostly on hard rocky roads &
trails (May to Oct.).  In the winter, I come back to the desert & ride sandier
rocky roads & trails (can't escape the rocks).  Will my 5 mos in the mountains
constitute enough conditioning, that the bone will maintain the adaption (or
enough of the adaption) through the 7 mos in the desert so my conditioning
time (where the bone is concerned) is less next year?

Lori, Sky & Packy
AZ