weekend warriors
04-17-09, 12:16 PM
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weekend warriors
the nearer to the weekend i get, the more excited i become. i keep checking weather forecasts, tinker with the bike, read more bf, work out routes on google maps.
am i normal? if not, anyone other weekend warriors suffer the same disorder?
am i normal? if not, anyone other weekend warriors suffer the same disorder?
04-17-09, 12:27 PM
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I'm guilty of the same. The main difference is that I use Bikeroutetoaster to do my maps.
04-17-09, 12:29 PM
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(wait until you start doing 2-a-days)
04-17-09, 12:36 PM
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Tell me about it. I also have a boat and spend every weekend between mid March and early December on it. Between it and cycling, I constantly look at the weather forecast...and end up cursing NOAA and the local forecasters constantly.
04-17-09, 01:02 PM
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I can't imagine riding my bike only on the weekends.
04-17-09, 01:06 PM
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Fairly normal. I suggest you start riding more, maybe commuting daily?
04-17-09, 01:40 PM
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That's me pretty much every morning I ride so it's just about everyday. I get my stuff ready the night before so I don't wake my wife and daughter up at 5am (she sleeps in our bed quite often) then I watch the Weather Channel as I get ready. The weekends I look forward to the long rides, and tomorrow tomorrow my daughter will be at my mother-in-law's and my wife at work in the morning so that means group ride for me!
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04-17-09, 01:52 PM
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04-17-09, 02:27 PM
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Well, I still look forward to the weekends because they usually have the longer rides. Plus, my weekday rides are usually my commute so the weekends are when I get to break out and change the scenery.
So yes, it's normal to me. I have been planning tomorrow's ride since Monday.
So yes, it's normal to me. I have been planning tomorrow's ride since Monday.
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04-17-09, 02:39 PM
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