The Bug

pb21

What is it?

Due to the poor weather and being quite busy recently I have had to avoid cycling. On Thursday I had to basically force myself out the door to go for a ride, really didn't want to. Once out though it was obviously great. Then I cycled the 35 mile round trip to work yesterday and today put in a solid 50 miles. I am now wasted as I am not used to this much cycling recently! However I will probably go out tomorrow...

So why once you start cycling you just want to do more and read about it more and buy more cycling stuff?

Anonymous

Because cycling and everything that goes with it is more addictive than heroin flavoured pringles, you can't stop.

crumbschief

Beats hanging about outside Spar.

Lagavulin

I've been out five days running - a variety of road and MTB - and I've loved it every minute of it, even being soaked to the bloody skin on Sunday (wet but warm... toes excluded). Sad to say it has been a while since I've managed a block of days like that.

A nice escape from whatever dross the so-called media seems to care about on any given day too. No opinions on John Terry getting his c0ck wet or how wide Jordan's f@nny is nowadays when I'm out on the bike.

Anonymous

Endorphins.

The feeling of freedom.

The determination to make the hill you flunked because you've become so unfit. (or maybe that's just me, I'm crud at hills)

Going somewhere under your own power.

markwalker

Cirrus wrote:

Endorphins.

The feeling of freedom.

The determination to make the hill you flunked because you've become so unfit. (or maybe that's just me, I'm crud at hills)

Going somewhere under your own power.

are there any hills in Cambridge?

Anonymous

No. Mild inclines in the surrounding area - including some sharp scarp slopes, but nothing to trouble the hill challenged.

But I don't always confine cycling to this area.

markwalker

Cirrus wrote:

No. Mild inclines in the surrounding area - including some sharp scarp slopes, but nothing to trouble the hill challenged.

But I don't always confine cycling to this area.

sounds like my sort of place though this spring ive noticed im comfortably with the group on even the longest hills. Perhaps thyre going slower

Ands

pb21 wrote:

What is it?

So why once you start cycling you just want to do more and read about it more and buy more cycling stuff?

I have not worked for the last 5 years due to having children. OH and I agreed to make sacrifices so I could stay at home with the children (I sold my car, stopped buying handbags , etc.). The only thing I asked to keep was my gym membership. All was working well until I got back on the road last year. Now I am desperate to go out and earn some money as there is so much I want for my bike and my gym membership is cancelled from this month (I've never not had a gym membership in 15 years) as a) I would rather spend the money on bike things and b) I just want to ride (yes, even the turbo) more than I want to go to the gym.