Originally Posted by
banerjek
Exactly. And don't forget that riding circumstances are such that you'll never have to worry about riding hard for any period of time. This reduces chances of heart failure, injuries, or simple fatigue for that matter.
And with the peds, Freds, and pets, no need to worry about overworking yourself or riding too far or encountering any terrain.
Hell, the guys that ride there are total Freds even compared to me. The only reason to cut them any slack is that they obviously don't have anywhere to ride.
If you can't get a good workout riding on relatively flat ground with no obstacles, you don't know how to push yourself. The problem is that obstacles pop up more quickly when you're moving fast.
The end of my ride today had a ~20-minute descent, which was a lot of fun, but it's also kind of a wasted 20 minutes from the standpoint of the workout since you aren't pedaling half the time. But from the standpoint of fun it's clearly superior.