My motivation after the Victorian bushfires in 2009 evaporated for almost two years. It's only now that I (and Machka) feel emotionally equipped to tackle long rides with any success again. It's been a patient, albeit frustrating at times, journey to get the enthusiasm back. Our tandem bought early this year, and some really notable improvements in our century efforts on it have helped a lot.

Anyone who complains they don't feel motivated just because they don't feel like getting on a bike should read threads by Sai-Kai-Tai, Beverly, DnvrFox and a few other notables in this forum, and a few threads elsewhere by people overcoming significant emotional and/or physical hardships.

Sort of puts things in perspective, I think.