Road Cycling - Ever feel like you could ride forever?

I've been riding a lot this season, actually by the end of the
season I'll have ridden more than the last two seasons
combined.

I got my road bike back from the repair shop the other day
and once I got it home and got into my biking clothes, I felt
exceedingly good on the bike.

I decided to take a little ride as a shakedown cruise. At 10
miles I didn't see any need to stop so I kept going. And at
15 miles I still felt great.

Around the 18 mile mark I noticed my front tire started getting
a bit low in pressure, or at least it was lower than I noticed
before. I was near a bike shop with free air so I dropped by,
filled the tire up and kept on going.

By the time I hit 20 miles I knew that I had to head home and
do some things that I'd been putting off. I felt great though -
I literally felt like I could have done another 20 miles and
would have felt like I was in better riding shape than I'd been
in a long time.

Anyone ever get to this point where you feel one with the
bike and that you don't want to stop?

-t

I totally understand where you are coming from. Just this last weekend, I did 70 miles and felt like I could have kept going. Unfortunately, errands were waiting, the dog needed to be walked, etc.

Sometime I really must do a week-long bike tour so that I can go as far and as fast as I want. All that waits at the end of the day is setting up the tent and stretching out. Ah!

Yeah, all the time. I really don't like coming back into the real world after a ride. In fact, I hate it. Heck, but for this forum, I probably wouldn't.

Chris

After TRYING to keep up with the peloton for 40 miles on my thursday night club ride, I'm ready for dinner, a glass of wine, and bed. I guess that I'm just getting older.

:)I have many days like this but...:irritated just when you want a day like this you get the evil blahhhhs and the ride around the block feels like a century.
It sure is nice when they happen and I don't think you can plan them.

Mike

Originally posted by aliensporebomb
Anyone ever get to this point where you feel one with the
bike and that you don't want to stop?
Oh, yeah! An endorphin-high produces that kind of exhiliration, however, I think the effect is enhanced by the constant environmental stimulation of biking. When it happens, you feel alive don't you?

not today. I Just got back from a 100 mile ride and I'm ready for the couch and a cold beer.
:) :)

Just got in before a storm hit. High winds and heavy rain.
the wind would have made for a nice 60mph tail wind ..:thumbup:

cold beer: :beer:

I did a 30 miler today and after drinking tons of water as well as eating and a short nap I actually feel like I could do another 30. Or even more.

But I'll leave it for another day. The one thing I find is that while I could easily spend an entire day on the bike, the big problem is that I have other things to do.

Some of the guys who say they do 4-6000 miles a year, I just don't
know how they do it.

Anyone ever get to this point where you feel one with the

Every morning that I ride to work. One of these days I'm gona do it!

Yeah, I had this feeling Sunday. Had a great ride on a nice smooth rails-to-trails. An unusually cool afternoon for this part of the world. Had to stop after 25 miles though because two good looking women (my wife and daughter), cold beer, and lunch beckoned. :D
Rainman

Maybe I'm getting carried away. Yesterday I did another 32 miles for a sort of mental health day kind of experience. I'm back at
work today but am not thinking much about work I'll say that.

After the ride, I felt great, drank a bunch of water, took a shower,
ate some food and took a nap. Just about perfect.

Thursday night my wife and I and a friend are heading up north
to my in-laws cabin and will be bringing our mountain bike and
will be riding the many trails up there. That ought to be fun in
a different way.

The nice thing about the roadie is the extreme distance you can
pile on in a relatively short amount of time.