bjornb

I almost never ride for fun because exercise where you can get sweaty isn't fun. I will walk anywhere easily 10km+ in a day if I want to be outside for fun.

DataJunkie

That makes positively absolutely no sense whatsoever.

CommuterRun

I do this. I'm never on a bike without a destination and purpose. The closest I get to a fun ride is test flying a bike after I've done work on it, and even that is for a purpose. All rides are fun, any ride is more fun than driving.

ilikebikes

All of my ride's are fun ride's! I do the same thing you do, sit around thinking of a "point B" I've been lucky enough to make it 3/4 of the way through the "Rat Race" so when I'm home, which is 99% of the time, I tend to think about riding my bike 90% of that time! (I include my time on the saddle as being home )

aMull

What?

ItsJustMe

This is the most untrue statement I've read in months. It's not fun UNLESS you're sweating. A LOT.
That goes double in bed.

DataJunkie

Triple or quadruple.

MyBikeGotStolen

Fo` shizzle

charles vail

I'm like you, I don't like riding very often without a destination. Once on the bike, I enjoy the endorphins and the fun feeling I get while riding. I'm not into those quasi "touring races" most people ride in. I've done quite a few but I usually end up riding alone and that sucks. I don't like paying to ride or being told that I must wear a dang helmet in 90 degree weather with lots of climbing and if I am caught without a helmet I won't get any cookies at the rest stop etc.
Lets face it, having a purpose helps motivate. If you are riding too much, you might just need to stop riding so much and have a beer.

climbhoser

I like mountain biking for fun. A good singletrack is WAY fun.

I have a hard time motivating when doing road rides for fun. I always find ways to rationalize shortening them by taking the next road instead of the one 5 miles ahead to cut back. But, I do like it alright.

My fun riding generally involves towing my daughter. That's fun. I get a good workout, but I show her the world.

I think as long as your mind is stimulated it is fun. Why I don't like road rides typically is that the only thing I have to entertain myself is my focus on my cadence. When I get to do road rides in new places it's fun as there are new sites to see! Mountain biking is fun because of the stimulation.

I love commuting, though.

Really I just love to ride!

Mendel

Can't just ride for nothing. That's why cycling is one of the few exercises that I do - has an intrinsic purpose. The closest I get to a recreational ride is exploring routes to go places, or check out a bike shop that is far away. I need an excuse of a place to go.

uke

An interesting thread. Since moving to a new town and getting a new bike, most of my riding has been recreational, but still generally for a purpose, whether to clear my head or stretch my legs or to take in a better view of the town. Once classes start, though, such rides will likely all but be replaced by trips to campus and trips for groceries. Like others, I generally prefer to ride with a destination. Back when I walked everywhere in college, I took occasional recreational walks on my own into Boston, and took lots of photographs. But that got old after a while. It was very lonely, and eventually I stopped doing it. I get an undercurrent of that when riding about on the bike trails where I now live, which will likely factor into me toning things down until I have specific places to ride to and things to do.

Fairmont

I don't ride for fun. I don't find riding that much fun unless I'm somewhere new.

For me, riding is about two things: Getting in shape and commuting. I would never ride my bike just for the sake of commuting, and would never ride my bike for the sake of fitness or fun.

But when commuting and fitness come together, then I feel into it.

I love riding, but only to work and back. Go figure.

sbhikes

I only ride for fun when there are other people to ride with. Otherwise I do not like to just go out and ride to nowhere.

I am like a lot of you. I'll make up a destination if I don't have one already. Without a destination I just can't see the point.

Machka 

Anyone else not do "fun rides"?

No! What's the point of cycling if the rides don't have an element of fun? Most of my rides are "fun rides".


I love just being on my bicycle ... for hours and hours and hours and hours .......

rando

Me, Too.

thebarerider

If I didn't have a goal for everyday I wouldn't ever move off of the couch. Too bad I rarely have a goal...

Machka 

How about the desire to get out into the sun, fresh air, and beautiful outdoors?

What's not to enjoy about riding in the great outdoors ... like here, for example ...

aMull

How about getting exercise and fresh air and enjoying a ride around town? I do lots of fun ride because they are fun. Riding a bike is fun whether you're going somewhere or nowhere, that's the beauty of it. If i spend an hour on the bus to get to a store and find it closed i consider it a waste of time, if i go with the bike and it's closed i shrug it off and get back home content regardless. I also like doing fun ride because you're not worried about locking up your bike or getting on time somewhere or how fast or slow you go or if you'll stink up the place.

ItsJustMe

I really haven't done much of anything just for fun for several years now, apart from a couple of weeks of vacation, which are kinda/sorta fun. Commuting on the bike is the only me time I have to speak of, so I try to make the most of it.

thebarerider

I get out quite often. I was just joking

tjspiel

Last weekend I was on vacation and checked out a bike from the hotel to meet my wife who was a few miles away. It was a refreshing change from my commute/training because I didn't have to be anywhere at particular time, I didn't have to work particularly hard, it wasn't very hot, and it was very scenic.

Generally though I get enough riding time in that if I have some free time I going to use it for something else. If I can incorporate riding into it, I often will but I don't ride just to ride.

Machka 

I couldn't live like that.

DataJunkie

Same here. A major part of life is having fun. Otherwise, what is the point?

That being said... commutes are fun. As are utility rides, random centuries, my local out and back or training loop, off roading on my MTB, taking a spin around the neighborhood with my kid, a family ride, club ride, random bike ride to wherever, etc.
The one exception is riding my trainer in winter but that is more for when I have issues getting outside and the alternative of no exercise is far worse.

Machka 

Exactly!

And I even try to make my trainer as fun as I can (sometimes a difficult task) by doing things like listening to music I like or watching intriguing movies.