Originally Posted by
DeadGrandpa
It takes all kinds, peterws. I have come to understand certain personality types do not appreciate the existential quality, the serenity, of long rides, but there are many reasons to take a long ride. I don't know what my reasons are, but there is the scenery, the progression of the seasons and the crops in the field. Last week I saw a 300 pound pig lying asleep on the front porch of a farmhouse about 50 feet from the road; a sight like that is enough for me to keep riding and wondering what I'll see over the next hill. I am never bored. I have plenty of other things to do but don't let those things rule my life. I saw a pig sleeping on a porch!!!
I'm not fast at all but I do push the pace doing halfhearted intervals and go at hills, such as we have in fairly flat terrain. Being asthmatic, I'll never be fast but I've seen great improvement climbing. My longest rides are in the area of 50 to 60+ miles which are my favorite rides as I love seeing what there is to see. I love wild flowers by the roadside, farms and barns and horses. During one club ride, we passed a pasture with horses who then got excited by the motion of the bikes and began galloping along the fence bordering the road. Fun but not as good as a pig on a porch.