Originally Posted by
hairnet
I haven't been riding, save commuting, since last winter and I lost a bit of the spark in riding, although not to the extent you seem to be feeling. THe last several weeks I have been making routes out to places I like riding and rolling out at night (my favorite). Good alone time riding with no distractions really has reminded me why I love bicycles. I guess try to break out of habitual riding and get back to what hooked you in the beginning
Yeah I feel ya. On the rare occasions that I do get out to take a leisure ride I enjoy it, but that's been less and less lately. The one thing I used to love about riding was the "cowboy" aspect of it. Being independent, faster than anything else on wheels, wind in my hair, etc., and I still like that sometimes. I think I'm just getting to a point where I don't want to build my day around the ride anymore, so I'd rather walk, use public transportation, carry an umbrella, and get where I'm going clean and dry.