Seemingly trivial things that I quite like

Commuting to work and passing a cyclist in cycle gear - pref. team lycra.
On summer evenings, on a smooth road, the sound of midges pinging off cycle glasses (Scottish phenomenon).
Overtaking someone wearing Rapha - even if it' s in a queue at the cinema.
Brown paper packages all tied up with string (for 2013 read: Wiggle/Amazon delivery.)
On summer evenings, on a smooth road, the sound of midges pinging off cycle glasses (Scottish phenomenon).
Overtaking someone wearing Rapha - even if it' s in a queue at the cinema.
Brown paper packages all tied up with string (for 2013 read: Wiggle/Amazon delivery.)
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Ah, that's from the Boys Book of Cycling Excuses, chapter 17, paragraph 8.
Work trousers with a sharp crease can be very aerodynamic, you know.
Passing someone and looking nonchalant, whilst on the verge of a heart attack.
Stroking a dog.
Really enjoying a meal.
Riding past a little lay-by snack bar and smelling bacon.
Having a really good game of Rush on Battlefield 3.
Cleaning my bike until it all gleams.
New pair of shoes.
I could go on due to the fact that I'm irritating and trying to be a half full person rather than a half empty.
Being able to help a stranger who has had a mechanical.
Getting home before the wife so I can have 5 minutes peace before the random question generator fires up.
Girls on bikes wearing skirts, you've got to love the city.
A new pair of socks.
The first cup of coffee in the morning.
Overhearing a small child proclaim in front of a mortified parent "why is that man/woman so fat, bald, or why does that man/woman smell?"
There's more but you'd just think I was weird(er)....
Amen to that
Being told I smell nice by random ladies.
Whilst out for a ride-
Being passed very courteously by the guy who lives nearby, in his Ferrari 458, who has waited patiently behind you while it wasnt safe to overtake, who then proceeds to freaking CANE it once he's past, with a little wave of his hand. One of the most spine tingling, hair-on-back-of-neck sounds ever. Fantastic.
Seeing cheery old folk riding their audax bikes. In a more aerodynamic position than 90% of the Mamils.
ABCC Cycling Coach
My cats coming to greet me when I get home, and don't mind if I smell and sweat from cycling.
Homemade pizza, where the base hasn't over proved or been knocked back too much - topped with artichoke hearts, black olives, and chilli.
Waking up at the weekend, having decided not to drink the previous night.
A good poo.
In the back of the jam sandwich?!
- Children's laughter
- Being right about the weather clearing up, like today
It's just a hill. Get over it.