Also a member of the once a year waxing club. It's the amount of exercise that counts. Have the same issues with my 40 year old bike. On days that I don't have a lot of energy I can reduce my exercise time by 25% and still get the same benefits.
As an aside, "Superman" showed up in Buffalo on Saturday and borrowed the #17 Bill's jersey for a coupe of hours. He slipped out of town just before the press conference with the media.