What Do You Think About When You Ride?
11-12-08, 07:13 AM
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Left foot.
Right foot.
Add one to count.
Darn hills.
Right foot.
Add one to count.
Darn hills.
11-12-08, 10:10 AM
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Perfecting my snot rocket. My nose will not stop running when I ride, so I'm constantly thinking about when to sniff, when to blow, when to wipe. It gets really annoying, because I'm real particular about my breathing when riding or running (most people count cadence of whatever their legs are doing, I count my breaths).
Right side: about 90% success
Left side: about 60% success, the other 40% ending up on my shoulder or all over the left side of my face/head, it sucks
Right side: about 90% success
Left side: about 60% success, the other 40% ending up on my shoulder or all over the left side of my face/head, it sucks
11-12-08, 10:52 AM
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Not a lot, usually. I just pedal along. If I set off with my head buzzing with thoughts, they've usually gone after a few miles.
11-12-08, 11:03 AM
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Traffic and the perfect circle.
11-12-08, 11:11 AM
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Perfecting my snot rocket. My nose will not stop running when I ride, so I'm constantly thinking about when to sniff, when to blow, when to wipe. It gets really annoying, because I'm real particular about my breathing when riding or running (most people count cadence of whatever their legs are doing, I count my breaths).
Right side: about 90% success
Left side: about 60% success, the other 40% ending up on my shoulder or all over the left side of my face/head, it sucks
Right side: about 90% success
Left side: about 60% success, the other 40% ending up on my shoulder or all over the left side of my face/head, it sucks
11-12-08, 01:27 PM
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I like cycling because it's one of the only times where I'm totally in the moment. I'm thinking about what I'm doing - nothing more. I'm not worried about anything other than right and left hooks, gravel, potholes, and attack vultures. I'm not obsessing about anything except what power zone I'm in. It's a rare day that other stuff creeps into my thoughts.
11-12-08, 03:00 PM
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Perfecting my snot rocket. My nose will not stop running when I ride, so I'm constantly thinking about when to sniff, when to blow, when to wipe. It gets really annoying, because I'm real particular about my breathing when riding or running (most people count cadence of whatever their legs are doing, I count my breaths).
Right side: about 90% success
Left side: about 60% success, the other 40% ending up on my shoulder or all over the left side of my face/head, it sucks
Right side: about 90% success
Left side: about 60% success, the other 40% ending up on my shoulder or all over the left side of my face/head, it sucks
11-12-08, 07:31 PM
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the first 10-15 minutes i am just warming up and trying to get my cadence above 90+, then i am in a zone that while paying attention to the road/traffic ahead and behind i can observe the life around me, clouds, birds, trees, lake, etc.. getting in touch with my body as i bike is a feeling i had lost for about 8-10 years in the hiatus between daily running and daily biking. at the end as the endorphins kick in and i'm heading to the shower i am always amazed how great i feel at 60 years old. i spend a far portion of the rest of the day thinking about the next days ride.
11-13-08, 07:48 AM
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We really should make a new thread about this, discuss it in detail. Anyone got a wind tunnel we could borrow?
11-13-08, 01:41 PM
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11-13-08, 03:29 PM
#116
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We seem to be brothers from different mothers. This describes the best rides I have; my mind slowly emptying from the day to day BS and feeling cranky and trying to get warmed up. The best rides end with my mind empty and my soul filled with the spirit of the ride and the day and the loveliness of being alive and healthy.
A buddy of mine went so far to say his bike is his psychiatrist, and sometimes I know exactly what he means.
11-13-08, 04:01 PM
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I think about what it must be like to be a bird and have the ability to fly. Because when I'm ridin' its the closest I'm getting to self propelled flight.
11-13-08, 04:16 PM
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Someone at work suggested that all my riding this summer gave me lots of time for "thinking". I wonder what SHE was thinking. Anyway I told there was too much to think about while commuting in traffic to "THINK" about anything but biking. She has no clue.
11-14-08, 08:31 AM
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As sad as it sounds, sometimes I think about smoking a cigarette ( in the process of switching addictions). Other times I think about if riding is going to cause serious damage to my junk. Sometimes I think, where the **** am I and will I be able to make it back to work on time. Most of the time I think of nothing, the reason I started riding.
11-14-08, 11:06 AM
#121
Just call me Chris
Why don't I do this more often?
Maybe I can get in shape enough to race?
Then at the end of the ride: I rode too hard.
Maybe I can get in shape enough to race?
Then at the end of the ride: I rode too hard.
11-14-08, 12:19 PM
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11-14-08, 12:24 PM
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"keep spinning.....stay light on the pedals......"
11-14-08, 12:40 PM
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I often ride behind my wife who looks real good in her tights, so what I think about probably isn't suitable for posting here.
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