People ask me all the time why I ride, I tell them that I ride to get high. Of course, they look at me funny. I've tried to explain the endorphin buzz but they just look at me funnier still.

I always chuckle when I hear a regular cyclist talking about what a bunch of losers the pothead kids are. I tell them that, believe it or not, you're not as different as you think from those kids. The two buzzes are somewhat different, but not all that much, depending on your level of fitness. And many cyclists are just as addicted to their buzz as a doper.

Of course, our buzz is much healthier.