fmbike

Dudes.

My best rides come shortly after I get pissed about work or my *****wipe boss. The anger lasts for about an hour and then it's like the afterglow from great booty. The rest of the ride is almost serene.

Wouldn't trade my anger in for all the EPO in France.

Ride on Beeeyaaaaatches!

deadly downtube

ever ride to morrissey's greatest hits? guaranteed to affect your riding in some way or another..

Bantam

What expletive were you blanking out?

spry

Thats no way to speak to Ann Landers.

scotch

i start fires

gr@sshopper

I run. Much safer. If I'm really angry when I ride, I'll snap back into reality when I realized I'm 2/3rd of the way through an intersection w/traffic going against me. Oops.

Porter20

Great advice!! It is just sad that women require us to drop to that level to get them straight. I hate doing the above, but it is amazing how well it works.

As far as riding mad, I get sloppy because I am not as focused on the job at hand.

atomship47

yep

ezee

+1 Wise words indeed.

pharmboyrx

I lift better when I'm pissed off. I like to be in a good mood for bike rides. Otherwise little things set me off.....motorists, something rattling, the wind.....

Phatman

When my last girlfriend dumped me, I suddenly got a lot faster. I don't know if it was the increased sleep due to lack of sex, the free time gained by not listening to her talk about shoes, or the anger I felt that she cheated on me. either way, I lost 5 pounds, raised my LT power 10 watts, and won a race on an 1:30 long solo break that following month. When I finally realized that she was a dumb ho that wasn't worth being upset over, I got slow again.

cyclezealot

always works for me. Rare I come back and still feel pissed off. Similiar feeling about when down in the dumps . Usually at least neutralizes some of that feeling. Far better than Rx drugs.

colintdesign

For sure. Just yesterday I had a really stressful day at work, and rode home really hard. It felt good to ride it out by the time I got home. I was still pissed this morning and rode in hard again. Today went better, but I rode home quick anyway! Feels good to get some of the tension out, plus its good for your body.

colintdesign

I don't think you have to be an ******* to be upfront and straight forward with a girl. If you keep intentions hidden, you have no right to get upset if the girl doesn't feel the same way, that is just selfish. She can't read your mind.

I have learned this the hard way, and have really tried to work on my communication, both in personal relationships and in business. It has made everything better. Poor communication is setting yourself up for failure, rejection and unhappiness.

jjiggajouncer

+1 - absolutely, communication is key.

my ex dumped me this past july after being together for five years. we got to this point where we found ourselves not being able to talk to one another. i was totally willing to work through it all, but i guess it became too much for her and she decided it was best to cut her losses. it sucks, i want her back, i wish i could go back and do things differently knowing what i know now, etc. but of course, that can't happen.

i've taken up riding and it's definitely been a positive thing in my life. helps with stress and gets me the exercise that my body was crying out for for quite some time. i've dropped 30-35 pounds since the beginning of the year, i'm eating much healthier, and i'm trying to just move on from that relationship.

so umm, yes, i guess i do ride when i'm pissed off, although not necessarily intentionally. i find that when i go riding at those times, i tend to start fast out of the gate and burn out quicker than normal. i never, NEVER, ride in an unsafe manner or take out frustrations on other things (people, cars, etc.). while it might seem like that helps relieve some frustrations, i just don't think the risk is worth the reward.

blonduathlongrl

I dont know why this reminded me of my married friend and her very possessive hubby.

he doesnt like her boss, because of course he is tall dark and handsome, the boss one day calls her on her cell phone and she is sitting with her hubby, the ring tone was "bubbly", she picks up and the hubby quickly finds out it's "him" on the other line.

when they get back home he insisted on hearing her ring tone again and started questionning why she had pick the song "bubbly" and wanted her to sing the lirics to him, so that it would for sure give away that they were having an affair!!!! sort of like "haha, I caught ya now!!"

She said " sure! want me to sing you my other ring tone too, cause I also have "baby's got back"


silly men....

OP you can use this frustration as great training force but if you dont want to ride like a mad man the whole winter, how about just telling her how you feel? that works too