>>1777294oh wow, it's lovely to hear something like that
btw, i don't know about injuries, but i sometimes have knee pain from my everyday riding (lots of stop and go in traffic), so i was worried about touring, turns out my knees actually feel better after touring. something about constant movement rather than peak load without warm-up. on tour i usually take the first 10km really easy, deliberately going in a low gear to warm up.