I ride for the pure joy of it. I have a nice enough bike and love wearing matching kits and yeah, I follow my progress on Strava but I'm never gonna break anybody's records and sometimes I struggle just to pedal home. Still, seeing my world (one of the most gorgeous places on Earth IMHO) from a bicycle seat never fails to fill me with awe and plant a smile on my face. I'm one of those people who feels grateful to be alive and every pedal stroke and hill I climb is a reminder of my biggest victory and how lucky I am to be here, much less on a beautifully designed machine that I make go by the turn of my legs. I think maybe sometimes we forget how rich our lives are for being able to ride a bike anywhere.