Originally Posted by idiotekniQues

now i know what you mean, when i ride around my suburban hometown, i feel like a hamster on a bike. these are the roads i knew as a kid, the scenery is dull, i hate the town. so i change scenery to make it fun. i'll still do 7-10 mile loops around my hometown just to keep in shape now that i am getting in shape, but the real joyrides are when i am exploring. and nothing beats a bike for that, you see a lot more than speeding by in an insulated car, it can be as intimate as walking, but yet you can see 3-7x as much as an average walk will take you.