Butterflies before a ride
bluecow
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Does anybody else experience nervousness before going out riding? Im not talking race days, just training rides and commuting. I find myself feeling more and more anxious each time. Not sure why.
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It's the excitement kicking in some adrenalin! My hr usually creeps up to 100 bpm when I'm getting ready to ride, when normally walking around it would be 70-80 bpm.--
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I'm the same, it actually often works out well because I end up going to the toilet (yeah, I know, too much info!) several times before I go out which means I'm okay for long rides and don't have to hide in a bush somewhere 5 hours later!
If I'm doing a big ride away from home - I often go to Wales as the in-laws are there - that really can build up a bit of tension, despite the fact that I'm going to be riding alone and with no expectations. It is just excitement, but at 43 I kind of expected to be over the excitement at going out on my bike, especially after about 25 years of riding!Complicating matters since 19650 -
DaSy wrote:I'm the same, it actually often works out well because I end up going to the toilet (yeah, I know, too much info!) several times before I go out which means I'm okay for long rides and don't have to hide in a bush somewhere 5 hours later!
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Excellent.....I thought it was just me that did that.....I am like one of Pavlovs dogs (salivating to a stimulus)...thoughts of going to the gym or going out on the bike seem to induce bowel movements etc.....Subconcious weight loss to help with hill climbs!17 Stone down to 12.5 now raring to get back on the bike!0 -
You probably don't want to hear this but in the hour before my first ever Team Pursuit championship, I emptied 4 times. I simply could not believe it was possible to be so full of crap :shock: Apparently sofuzzynavel wrote:DaSy wrote:I'm the same, it actually often works out well because I end up going to the toilet (yeah, I know, too much info!) several times before I go out which means I'm okay for long rides and don't have to hide in a bush somewhere 5 hours later!
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Excellent.....I thought it was just me that did that.....I am like one of Pavlovs dogs (salivating to a stimulus)...thoughts of going to the gym or going out on the bike seem to induce bowel movements etc.....Subconcious weight loss to help with hill climbs!
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Did you work out what it did to your power-to-weight ratio?
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I always got that feeling if I was going to be doing any kind of organised ride, but I didn't used to get it on training rides. Now that you mention it, I think I'm starting to get it before every ride now. In my case, I know exactly what it is causing it...bluecow wrote:Does anybody else experience nervousness before going out riding? Im not talking race days, just training rides and commuting. I find myself feeling more and more anxious each time. Not sure why.
The main roads round here are getting busier and busier and the standard of driving seems to be getting worse. I've experienced so many near misses - people jumping red lights, overtaking round blind bends, ridiculously excessive speed, doors being flung open in front of me. I've had dogs run out at me, people walking out without looking, cars coming the wrong way down one way streets at me, objects thrown at me, been spat at, verbally abused, physically threatened... do I need to go on
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Many roads are becoming a hostile environment for cyclists so is it any wonder that some of us more sensitive types are starting to feel nervous about venturing out? I feel completely different once I'm away from the traffic.0 -
Well, i wasn't going to mention certain things for the sake of decency, but... me too
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Enough to get a bronze medal. It was my first ever track race. Talk about a baptism of fire! The TP is, to this day, my favourite cycling event.DaveyL wrote:Did you work out what it did to your power-to-weight ratio?
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I get it if I'm cycling straight from home or before races and TTs, but if the bike's on the carrier before I start, I seem to be fine, as I miss a section of main road by my house.0
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ColinJ wrote:
I always got that feeling if I was going to be doing any kind of organised ride, but I didn't used to get it on training rides. Now that you mention it, I think I'm starting to get it before every ride now. In my case, I know exactly what it is causing it...bluecow wrote:Does anybody else experience nervousness before going out riding? Im not talking race days, just training rides and commuting. I find myself feeling more and more anxious each time. Not sure why.
The main roads round here are getting busier and busier and the standard of driving seems to be getting worse. I've experienced so many near misses - people jumping red lights, overtaking round blind bends, ridiculously excessive speed, doors being flung open in front of me. I've had dogs run out at me, people walking out without looking, cars coming the wrong way down one way streets at me, objects thrown at me, been spat at, verbally abused, physically threatened... do I need to go on ?
Many roads are becoming a hostile environment for cyclists so is it any wonder that some of us more sensitive types are starting to feel nervous about venturing out? I feel completely different once I'm away from the traffic.
I think you're closer to the mark. I think now i've done a few thousand road miles i'm more aware of just how vulnerable i am, and the consequencs of being hit are dire. Each near miss seems to make me more nervous and i would consider myself a safe and sage cyclist.
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It's alright for some. I get nervous about being overtaken by people twice my age.0
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ColinJ wrote:The main roads round here are getting busier and busier and the standard of driving seems to be getting worse. I've experienced so many near misses - people jumping red lights, overtaking round blind bends, ridiculously excessive speed, doors being flung open in front of me. I've had dogs run out at me, people walking out without looking, cars coming the wrong way down one way streets at me, objects thrown at me, been spat at, verbally abused, physically threatened... do I need to go on ?
Fully with you on that one Colin (particularly for solo training rides) - wears off quickly when out, but there definately is an apprehension at times, pre-ride.0 -
Yep, me too. frequent toliet trips and all this for a saturday club run. I'm fine after 10 minutes or so, settle down and get on with it. The only time it would not stop if I knew there was a dodgy descent and I had n't been out for a while, hence my skills would be a bit rusty.0
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I get that on every race day, but only before I actually get on the bike.
I ride to all my races, and before I set off I get really nervous, but once I've been cycling for a bit I'm fine. Even after I get to race HQ and am hanging around waiting for the race to start I'm fine. It's just the getting going find tough.
Thinking about it I also get it before really long solo rides."I hold it true, what'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost;
Than never to have loved at all."
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ColinJ wrote:The main roads round here are getting busier and busier and the standard of driving seems to be getting worse. I've experienced so many near misses - people jumping red lights, overtaking round blind bends, ridiculously excessive speed, doors being flung open in front of me. I've had dogs run out at me, people walking out without looking, cars coming the wrong way down one way streets at me, objects thrown at me, been spat at, verbally abused, physically threatened... do I need to go on ?
Doesn't stop me getting out though!! I am on the recovery path from knee surgery and haven't been able to cycle for nearly four months... Now I have moved to Sydney so don't even know the local roads but heck is it nice to be back on the bike!!!
Not having a go but I'd be a pretty miserable soul if nerves stopped me doing the things I am passionate about and I would suggest Sydney drivers are far less agreeable than Londoners to cyclists on the roads.FCN: 40 -
I went out onto the streets of Sydney today for my first proper solo road ride since coming back to the bike. A 2.5hr run to Kurnell and back. Ah, the potholes, the road cracks, bumps, glass and crap. The drivers, the traffic lights, the fumes, parked cars with doors opening and narrow lanes. It was fabulous. I loved it. Only one emergency braking required.Doom wrote:Doesn't stop me getting out though!! I am on the recovery path from knee surgery and haven't been able to cycle for nearly four months... Now I have moved to Sydney so don't even know the local roads but heck is it nice to be back on the bike!!!
Not having a go but I'd be a pretty miserable soul if nerves stopped me doing the things I am passionate about and I would suggest Sydney drivers are far less agreeable than Londoners to cyclists on the roads.
I even passed through the site of my crash. Not a bother.0 -
Doom wrote:ColinJ wrote:... I would suggest Sydney drivers are far less agreeable than Londoners to cyclists on the roads.
Hahahahahahahahahaha"And the Lord said unto Cain, 'where is Abel thy brother?' And he said, 'I know not: I dropped him on the climb up to the motorway bridge'."
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I had it massively before my first club run. Although, my first club run was the Chatillon En Dois - Alpe D'huez ride!
I was really worried, but i did it in th end, got the knock on the way back over the Col D'ornon but made it home!
It's always ok i find, when you get on the bike.Don't rake up my mistakes, i know exactly what they are.0 -
Alex_Simmons/RST wrote:
I went out onto the streets of Sydney today for my first proper solo road ride since coming back to the bike. A 2.5hr run to Kurnell and back. Ah, the potholes, the road cracks, bumps, glass and crap. The drivers, the traffic lights, the fumes, parked cars with doors opening and narrow lanes. It was fabulous. I loved it. Only one emergency braking required.Doom wrote:Doesn't stop me getting out though!! I am on the recovery path from knee surgery and haven't been able to cycle for nearly four months... Now I have moved to Sydney so don't even know the local roads but heck is it nice to be back on the bike!!!
Not having a go but I'd be a pretty miserable soul if nerves stopped me doing the things I am passionate about and I would suggest Sydney drivers are far less agreeable than Londoners to cyclists on the roads.
I even passed through the site of my crash. Not a bother.
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happy Xmas to all
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