How the spirit of cycling has changed

[horizon]

What kind of adventure might I be missing?

A tandem ride?

[Geoff.D]

Alternatively, you might be missing the excitement of the 19th hole after a good round. ? (which also requires a good divorce lawyer, I believe).

I think "19th hole" is a slang term for the club bar and not what that's suggesting, isn't it?

I know my golfing terms, mjr. But I've no objection to you interpreting it otherwise. For the purposes of replying to Bob's questions, either will do, I guess. Either way, he might end up with a convenient loss of memory, and the need of his solicitor's phone number.

[pedalsheep]

When that different way becomes all pervasive, shouts at us louder and louder and finally eclipses within our culture what for us perhaps is the joy of cycling, then yes. it causes a certain regret and disenchantment. This is what the writer was getting at. And if the kind of cycling that is dominant today isn't your kind of cycling it can be hard explaining to other people just how pervasive the promotion and representation of the new cycling actually is.

Nicely put Horizon.

[pwa]

On one of my usual routes through the lanes (25 miles or so) a few weeks ago I rode alongside a bloke on a carbon racer for several miles. He had all the gear, but he was thoroughly pleasant company and I was sorry when our paths went in different directions.

[cooper_coleraine]

For myself as a cycle tourist the biggest change has been the loss of the old YHA network of hostels with the requirement to arrive on foot or by bike. There was great comraderie in hostels as we shared the cooking facilities and undertook a little job before we left.

[Geoff.D]

For myself as a cycle tourist the biggest change has been the loss of the old YHA network of hostels with the requirement to arrive on foot or by bike. There was great comraderie in hostels as we shared the cooking facilities and undertook a little job before we left.

+1

[deliquium]

When that different way becomes all pervasive, shouts at us louder and louder and finally eclipses within our culture what for us perhaps is the joy of cycling, then yes. it causes a certain regret and disenchantment. This is what the writer was getting at. And if the kind of cycling that is dominant today isn't your kind of cycling it can be hard explaining to other people just how pervasive the promotion and representation of the new cycling actually is.

Nicely put Horizon.

+1 (or should that be +2?)

[Mattyfez]

Different strokes for different folks.. I used a GPS fitness app for a bit when I got back into cycling about 2 years ago, it was interesting for a while, but found eventually I'd rather just ride.

No more thinking to myself that I was slower than my personal best due to headwind /wet/dog got in the way/didn't check tyre pressure properly before setting off /forgot to pause the app/auto pause didn't kick in quick enough.. Bleaegh..!

[reohn2]

I love the amazing things you see whilst out and about, I saw some ostriches on Sunday.

Stopped and had a gander ( so to speak ), who knew they made a noise similar to a bongo being struck.

We've got some near by(what's good for the Goose,as they say).
Next time you go take a bongo drum with you and give it a good beating.
They go mad


That's the way to do it,
Banging on the bongos like a Chimpanzee,
That ain't working,that's the way to do it......

[reohn2]

I love the amazing things you see whilst out and about, I saw some ostriches on Sunday.
Good luck to 'em.

I think that's an Emu.

E,a thouwt it were uh cow

[reohn2]

I bow to your superior knowledge, lucky I never attempted to make a laboured joke about Ostriches, cyclists and sandy conditions.

Gritty humour is that

[reohn2]

I don't even know exacly what Strava is.........

It's people Staving to go fast than anyone else

[reohn2]

What's GPS?

Go Past(other)Stava's

[david7591]

This is an ostrich.

Whilst that is quite funny, something carrying a camera was chasing the ostrich, so the bird rather than chasing the two cyclist we can see, could have been running away from something.

[reohn2]

Certainly less cameraderie than there used to be in NE Essex.......

I thought the ladies were s'posed to be friendly enough