CAAD4 Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 my stupid friend lent me his spare bike and now I am addicted... Nice Avatar... Pacino is one sick Mofo..
olram_df Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 my stupid friend lent me his spare bike and now I am addicted... Haha, I loaned my spare bike to a friend in November, he got himself a bike on the weekend.
ZakAttak Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 screwed up knee...cycling is pretty much the only thing that doesn't cause me pain Uhm.... Really? Maybe you not riding hard enough or mostly on flats..... Nah! I'm just kidding..... I actually started getting knee pain due to an old injury that started acting up as my leg muscles started to develop again......
Jean-Minet Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 The feeling of freedom. Wind through my hair. Sunrises and sunsets pouring with sweat but a glint in your eye. The adrenaline of the single track. The feeling of satisfaction on completing a tough event. The amazing camaraderie in the sport. Watching the TdF. The places you see that cannot be accessed by any other means. Listening to newbies talk .... about riding 50 k's for the1st time or completing their first Argus, then maybe moving onto the real fun of mountain biking. Love the sport and everything that goes with it. Love the riders and all they do! Carpe diem and take your bike for a ride ... anywhere, anytime .... freedom!
PotatoBagMan Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 (edited) The feeling of freedom. Wind through my hair. Sunrises and sunsets pouring with sweat but a glint in your eye. The adrenaline of the single track. The feeling of satisfaction on completing a tough event. The amazing camaraderie in the sport. Watching the TdF. The places you see that cannot be accessed by any other means. Listening to newbies talk .... about riding 50 k's for the1st time or completing their first Argus, then maybe moving onto the real fun of mountain biking. Love the sport and everything that goes with it. Love the riders and all they do! Carpe diem and take your bike for a ride ... anywhere, anytime .... freedom! This line especially "the places you see that cannot be accessed by any other means". Edited December 4, 2012 by PotatoBagMan
The Ouzo Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 I've always ridden bikes, I don't remember ever not having some sort of bike. Wanted to do the argus when I was in school but came off the bike and broke my wrist. I gave up on cycling. Then a few years out of school and a mate of mine mentioned doing the Argus. I needed no more encouragement and the moment I was back on the bike the feeling of freedom came back. As others have mentioned its my church, my stress relief, the joy of just grinding away covering km over km. and as the years have added up, the experience has grown, and now just using that experience and techniques to do things that make people go wow even though you're relatively unfit. Sucking a truck and passing cars then seeing the reactions on people's faces. Being fitter than the couch potatoes around you and laughing at them huffing and puffing after climbing a flight of stairs The feeling of accomplishing what you started out thinking were crazy goals ( the first time riding a 100km race, doing 10 Argus on the trot even though you thought you'd never be able to) There are so many reasons. But i think most of all it's probably in my blood, my dad was big into cycling and almost turned pro before meeting my mom.
Witkop Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 therapy.Without exercise my AAD plays up bigtime.Running works but can be hard on the body.Trail running works better but is harder on the body.Road Cycling is less hard on the body, requires more concentration than running, but takes more time.Duathlon is a pleasant balance.Mtbking is like better than road cycling as it is harder on the body, requires more concentration and takes more time. Simple, without between half and hour and two hours exercise twice a week, I become disfunctional, my thought wonder (which can become dangerous when I try solve family problem using warfare concepts) and I battle to write anything down. Paul Ruinaard 1
jannosmit Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 -Getting that lines perfect-Fitness-Adrenaline Rush-Strava KOM-Friends & family-Coffee-Keeps me sane-Its in my blood-I love bikes
Paul Ruinaard Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 Cycling kept me sane for a long time. Hyper stressed at work, so a Saturday and Sunday ride were the only thing that could slow the mind down. It was my church for many years. I escaped to the hiss of wheels on a morning rIde. The only way to descRibe it is as a meditative stae, the flow of a perfect trail. When you react subconsciously to the trail you are on, but cannot remember doing anything. Pure bliss. I have developed over the years an inordinate love of bikes. Now it is a passion. I love to build them. They are beautiful machines, and have such a harmony.
Bike Lore Posted December 4, 2012 Posted December 4, 2012 Somehow it is ok to cycle and say you are gatfol for work.
DIRT EATER KZN Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 Staying sane....BiPolar2 only thing that works for me as well
dracs Posted December 5, 2012 Posted December 5, 2012 The feeling of freedom. Wind through my hair. Sunrises and sunsets pouring with sweat but a glint in your eye. The adrenaline of the single track. The feeling of satisfaction on completing a tough event. The amazing camaraderie in the sport. Watching the TdF. The places you see that cannot be accessed by any other means. Listening to newbies talk .... about riding 50 k's for the1st time or completing their first Argus, then maybe moving onto the real fun of mountain biking. Love the sport and everything that goes with it. Love the riders and all they do! Carpe diem and take your bike for a ride ... anywhere, anytime .... freedom!Top first post right there.
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