Why I love cycling...
11-28-12, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Super6Ginsu
I love cycling because i like to see how fast I can take off before my wife notices I am gone...Oh and I hate running
11-28-12, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by surgeonstone
You are doing it wrong, I always experience it. Every time. Without fail.
I ride for cardio exercise 5 to 6 days a week for 45 minutes each day. I ride about as hard and fast as my 50 year old bones will allow, and while I get an absolutely intense workout, it does not produce the same previously mentioned " runners high." It is wonderful, and I congratulate you, on your ability to "experience it. Every time. Without fail." That is not my personal experience, and " doing it wrong" is irrelevant in this case.
11-28-12, 06:13 PM
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I used to run, but then I bought a gun.
Seriously, I love running more than I do cycling, but I can run anymore due to worn cartilage in my knees. Its such a simple sport that you can just put on your tennis shoes and go, wherever you're at. For cycling, your bike has to be in good working order, air pressure, water bottles full, shoes, shorts. garmin charged. Maybe we complicate it more. Once I'm actually on the bike and moving I love it again. Safer too
Seriously, I love running more than I do cycling, but I can run anymore due to worn cartilage in my knees. Its such a simple sport that you can just put on your tennis shoes and go, wherever you're at. For cycling, your bike has to be in good working order, air pressure, water bottles full, shoes, shorts. garmin charged. Maybe we complicate it more. Once I'm actually on the bike and moving I love it again. Safer too
11-28-12, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by labas
Thanks for the concise diagnosis, unfortunately it's incorrect.
I ride for cardio exercise 5 to 6 days a week for 45 minutes each day. I ride about as hard and fast as my 50 year old bones will allow, and while I get an absolutely intense workout, it does not produce the same previously mentioned " runners high." It is wonderful, and I congratulate you, on your ability to "experience it. Every time. Without fail." That is not my personal experience, and " doing it wrong" is irrelevant in this case.
I ride for cardio exercise 5 to 6 days a week for 45 minutes each day. I ride about as hard and fast as my 50 year old bones will allow, and while I get an absolutely intense workout, it does not produce the same previously mentioned " runners high." It is wonderful, and I congratulate you, on your ability to "experience it. Every time. Without fail." That is not my personal experience, and " doing it wrong" is irrelevant in this case.
11-28-12, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
As an ex-runner, I know what he's describing. I get endorphins from cycling, I feel great on the bike on occasion, but that runner's high may be a running thing for the most part. The difference is that in cycling, your HR goes up and down, in running it's constantly @ 85-90% for long periods of time. I recall one run 30 years ago where I went out for 5 mile run and felt so great I did a whole additional loop. That last 5 miles I felt like I was levitating. Effortless, smooth. Very cool.
11-28-12, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by surgeonstone
Maybe it is geographical. Out here we have no hills. Every ride I am on ends up a personal time trial where my heart is at 80-85% of my max for every single minute. There are no breaks, no coasts, my rides are cool as for 2-3 hours I never stop pedaling , not for a single second.
11-28-12, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by labas
Thanks for the concise diagnosis, unfortunately it's incorrect.
I ride for cardio exercise 5 to 6 days a week for 45 minutes each day. I ride about as hard and fast as my 50 year old bones will allow, and while I get an absolutely intense workout, it does not produce the same previously mentioned " runners high." It is wonderful, and I congratulate you, on your ability to "experience it. Every time. Without fail." That is not my personal experience, and " doing it wrong" is irrelevant in this case.
I ride for cardio exercise 5 to 6 days a week for 45 minutes each day. I ride about as hard and fast as my 50 year old bones will allow, and while I get an absolutely intense workout, it does not produce the same previously mentioned " runners high." It is wonderful, and I congratulate you, on your ability to "experience it. Every time. Without fail." That is not my personal experience, and " doing it wrong" is irrelevant in this case.
