I’m 66yo with a very similar situation. Been riding for over 40 years both rode and MTB. I’m also a Chiropractor with a lot of sports injury experience. It’s a known fact chronic aerobic athletes have afib more often then non athletes. I sense your trepidation with pushing your heart after the ablation procedure which is perfectly normal. First, you should be speaking with you EP to create a schedule for getting back on the bike. Let your heart recover, at least a few months before pushing yourself to allow the heart swelling to go down. During this time just keep your HR well below your max. Ride easy. Listen to your body. If you need to take a day off then do it. Slowly increase the time and intensity of your rides. You’ll gain confidence that you’re not going to die during or after a ride as you have repeated experience of elevating your HR without issue. I’m 10 months post ablation and back to riding road and MTB on my non e-bike. I developed pericarditis post ablation which forced me to take it easy. The point here is the ablation, if it got all the areas of aberrant signals, is a structural correction of the abnormal signaling. Although it scars your heart these areas do not structurally weaken your heart muscle and you can return to cycling without fear. Now here’s the caveat: I am not a cardiologist! I am relating my personal experience as a patient with more than average knowledge on human physiology and this should not be used as medical advice for your particular situation. I don’t believe there is data on athletes post ablation to substantiate what I’ve experienced. Too many times I read comments from people without specific experience and it’s taken as factual. This is not that. I want to encourage you to give your body a chance to heal and slowly return to your prior activities.

Glad you’re on the mend.. my little brother had some heart issues it was scary going through it with him..

Take it easy and we’ll hit some gravel miles if you’re still around Chi-town after everything thaws. ✌️

Damn Jeff, take care and be smart. Maybe get a road bike and a trainer. Get those miles indoors and just ride the MTB on occasion. Listen to your doctor's, family and your body.

Yo, YT decoy's are pretty cheap...hope you get better!

Was the jab worth it?