So why DO you cycle?
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Re: So why DO you cycle?
Because I enjoy it. After a couple of years cycling I'm looking a lot trimmer. I've had no illness, nor any niggles or aches during that time. And I feel great. Anyone who does regular exercise knows that they feel great as a consequence. I cycle for reasons of pure, selfish, hedonism.
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Cheaper, healthier and more consistent commutes.
I also never see a car driver smile, even in a soft top - always grumpy about the car in front of them.
All the cyclists I see on my route are generally cheery.
I now don't ask this question - I ask why should I drive? That's the question that has to have an answer before the car* comes out...
Bob
* Yes - we still have one car, but a wife with a badly broken arm and a 10 mo old don't really lend themselves to cycling - they do tend to walk into town most of the time, but that car comes in handy.
I also never see a car driver smile, even in a soft top - always grumpy about the car in front of them.
All the cyclists I see on my route are generally cheery.
I now don't ask this question - I ask why should I drive? That's the question that has to have an answer before the car* comes out...
Bob
* Yes - we still have one car, but a wife with a badly broken arm and a 10 mo old don't really lend themselves to cycling - they do tend to walk into town most of the time, but that car comes in handy.
A shortcut has to be a challenge, otherwise it would just be the way. No situation is so dire that panic cannot make it worse.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those can extrapolate from incomplete data.
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meic wrote:So I can eat more
Oh yes - That's a good point - a kilo of chocolate a day never goes amiss
I need ~1200 calories more that I would if I drove
A shortcut has to be a challenge, otherwise it would just be the way. No situation is so dire that panic cannot make it worse.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are two kinds of people in this world: those can extrapolate from incomplete data.
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I thought of another reason this morning as I cycled in - you actually talk to people! Not a long conversation, but a nod, smile and a "good morning". I have four "regulars" on my way in - 2 dog walkers, another lady cyclist and an older lady who power-walks through the private estate.
I saw the dog walkers this morning, and agreed with one that it wasn't a particularly nice morning. When I'm in the car I don't communicate with anyone.
Jan
I saw the dog walkers this morning, and agreed with one that it wasn't a particularly nice morning. When I'm in the car I don't communicate with anyone.
Jan
Re: So why DO you cycle?
Because it's what separates us from the animals...well all except the bears.
Just Rob please.
Re: So why DO you cycle?
Freedom
Oh, and the more I cycle, the more I can eat with impunity
Oh, and the more I cycle, the more I can eat with impunity
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...I cycle for 3 main reasons ...to cummute ...to shop ...and my favourite ...to tour
I am now 52 and do not drive. If I want to get somewhere too far to cycle I go by train ...and often take the cycle on a train. I have a lifelong love affair with both trains and cycles ...though I have only seriously been cycling since 1991
Why do I cycle? Putting it another way ...what do I love about cycling?
...the freedom ...the exercise ...the fresh air ...the vistas ...the open road ...cycling on the 'right' side of the road in France ...knowing that I got atop a hill by my own efforts ...enjoying the downhill 'woosh' afterwards ...feeling the sun on my face ...or on my back ...and the wind in my gills ...learning the mechanics of a bicycle and its maintenance ...discovering or mapping new routes ...sharing my love of cycling with others...
I am now 52 and do not drive. If I want to get somewhere too far to cycle I go by train ...and often take the cycle on a train. I have a lifelong love affair with both trains and cycles ...though I have only seriously been cycling since 1991
Why do I cycle? Putting it another way ...what do I love about cycling?
...the freedom ...the exercise ...the fresh air ...the vistas ...the open road ...cycling on the 'right' side of the road in France ...knowing that I got atop a hill by my own efforts ...enjoying the downhill 'woosh' afterwards ...feeling the sun on my face ...or on my back ...and the wind in my gills ...learning the mechanics of a bicycle and its maintenance ...discovering or mapping new routes ...sharing my love of cycling with others...
...ever cycle ...ever CTC
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Because it's the only way I get to spend some time with the other half!!!!!!
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I, like most people have a number of reasons to ride, here are some:-
I suffer from anxiety and depression, getting out on my trike does wonders for me.
I enjoy the countryside and fresh ait.
I'm fitter than I have ever been since I was 30 yrs old, I'm nearly double that now!
I meet some great people riding my trikes.
THIS!
I suffer from anxiety and depression, getting out on my trike does wonders for me.
I enjoy the countryside and fresh ait.
I'm fitter than I have ever been since I was 30 yrs old, I'm nearly double that now!
I meet some great people riding my trikes.
THIS!
"I thought of that while riding my bike." -Albert Einstein, on the Theory of Relativity
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..for afternoons like today, glorious autumn sunshine, very little wind, beautiful trees, a weasel running across the road, jays flying over head
the light across Rivie resr., was magical. And after feeling totally cream crackered on yesterday's ride, today I felt fit and as though I could take on the world.
(Indeed one lad did try to take me on, he didn't last for long teh heh heh)
the light across Rivie resr., was magical. And after feeling totally cream crackered on yesterday's ride, today I felt fit and as though I could take on the world.
(Indeed one lad did try to take me on, he didn't last for long teh heh heh)
I stand and rejoice everytime I see a woman ride by on a wheel the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood. HG Wells
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eileithyia wrote:.. (Indeed one lad did try to take me on, he didn't last for long teh heh heh)
The other week I joined a road and there were a couple of teenagers on the other side on bmxs.* "Let's race her", I heard one of them say and by the time I got to my turning I had declared myself the winner. Ten minutes later I was on an estate where a 2 or 3 boys who are convninced by folder is an electric bike... "Let's race the electric bike", I heard. No it's just leg powered but it still goes quite fast...
Much more fun than driving home.
* health and safety information - they were on the pavement but there wasn't anyone else around, if there had been I wouldn't have joined in
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Rythm,seeing the world at a slower pace which can make riding a medition,I once read an article by a well known chair maker who maintained that work rate shouldn't be done faster than the heart rate,when you think about it cycling is the same,in fact its an impossiblity I also like the unexpected social meetings with others along the way,which can be just a wave to a curious child in a pram or full blown political disscusion with an old chap sitting on a bench.
The bike itself I find a constant source of pleasure (maintaining,cleaning etc).
The tandem is the top of the tree though,I find it (them)a beautiful way to travel.
I also find I have a certain satisfaction when passing four wheeled traffic in town and city centres,its not quite smug but it could be if I let it.
The bike itself I find a constant source of pleasure (maintaining,cleaning etc).
The tandem is the top of the tree though,I find it (them)a beautiful way to travel.
I also find I have a certain satisfaction when passing four wheeled traffic in town and city centres,its not quite smug but it could be if I let it.
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Re: So why DO you cycle?
I cycle:
Because it's great.
It gives me exercise.
I loose weight. Down to 14.5st now. Dieting as well though.
My commute is only a few minutes longer than a car and if I use a motorcycle quicker by the time I've put my gear on.
I'ts freedom. I find driving a car is like being in a train ie on rails.
I don't get headaches. Sitting on a office gives me a headache.
You see and feel the environment. Hopefully not the road surface.
You can stop an enjoy the view almost anywhere.
Cheers
Because it's great.
It gives me exercise.
I loose weight. Down to 14.5st now. Dieting as well though.
My commute is only a few minutes longer than a car and if I use a motorcycle quicker by the time I've put my gear on.
I'ts freedom. I find driving a car is like being in a train ie on rails.
I don't get headaches. Sitting on a office gives me a headache.
You see and feel the environment. Hopefully not the road surface.
You can stop an enjoy the view almost anywhere.
Cheers
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I just love the independence it gives me. I do not need your petrol Mr Oilman, I have my own legs for propulsion. If I were closer to work I would run so I would not even need a bike but that extra bit of speed is very useful. It is also good when I get some shopping. I can load more into my panniers than I can comfortably carry on my back. Yes independence is the key to it.