Originally Posted by
Boofage
Yes, this is a curious sport that we have endeavored to tackle. What's really crazy is when you're on a long or tough ride and you can't wait to be done, and in your head you're saying,"this sucks, why am I doing this?" And then, 2 hours later off the bike you start saying to yourself, "that was awesome. I bet I can do that ride better." I've never had a sport grab me like cycling has.
+1 - that's it exactly~!
I just completed a 37.7 mile ride in eastern PA (Saturday) along with the 820 mile round trip driving to and from. I am not (yet) good on hills, and while the ride was bout as flat as possible, it surely wasn't flat to me - combine that with 85+ temps, fairly high humidity, and very little wind - I don't know which was worse, the 'inclines', or the heat, yet after a shower and change of clothes, I found myself wishing I could stay and do it again the next day (bout 3-4hrs from this post)...