I try to have both fun and achieve a sense of accomplishment. I think this "fun" concept is why so many racing cyclists talk of "suffering". But the fact is, I have raced, toured and done some long distance rides (up to 200 miles), and can only recall a couple of times where I was even close suffering. T me, discomfort is not equal to suffering. Infected teeth, thats suffering, if one ever even came close to the pain of a toothache, or crippling back problems while riding a bike I would guess that nobody would continue to ride.

I my weird little world, completeing a long tough ride, is fun and brings me back smiling for annother round.