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On long solo rides, do you?

Or, if not to oneself then to animals (I can't help baaaaing back at sheep), inanimate objects (gravel and potholes always get a good telling off), or road planners (on crawling up a long steep hill the last of my energy is often spent talking to whoever put a message on the road saying "slow" - yes, I know I am, no need to rub it in).

I would prefer to sing to myself, but that really would get cyclists a bad name.

No.

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Ah, some answers - glad I wasn't talking to myself - again


I think that MTBing is also bad for this, I'm always talking o the tree or drop-off that has just tried to kill me.

On the roads I also talk to cars, even thought their drivers haven't a chance of hearing me: "that's it, have a proper look, yep, I am actually here, don't pull out yet," etc - I find the running commentary makes me more aware of the dangers.

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Si wrote:On long solo rides, do you?

Well yes - but then again, No!
Its amazing how often I become aware of an audience just when the diatribe is getting intense

I found a cure for this embarrassing habit - I bought a tandem. It worked! Now I spend most of my miles listening.

sedwin wrote:I found a cure for this embarrassing habit - I bought a tandem. It worked! Now I spend most of my miles listening.

But at the moment you are getting some quiet miles in............

yes I also talk to myself/mull over things that are happening in my life/talk to cars and their drivers. Sometimes will sing but along to my ipod when I bother to use it.

The other problem I have with singing (apart from people calling out the RSPCA when I try it) is that I always end up with the most annoying tune in my head. The other day I was stuck with the jingle from the "Compare The Meercat.com" advert all the way across the city and back again.

Yes.
Constantly.

I've always done it.

Why does no-one listen?

Reminds me of "Touching The Void". When he gets "Brown Girl In The Ring" stuck in his head.

"Oh no! I'm dying to Boney M. {FFE - family-friendly edit }!"

Absolutely.

How else do you get the right answer?

Jan

One thing I've noticed as I've gotten older, the people around me talk to themselves more and more...
I take it to be a sign of mental deterioration.

Besides what's the point of vocalising a train of thought? Speech is such a slow thing, thoughts flow much more smoothly without.

kwackers wrote:One thing I've noticed as I've gotten older, the people around me talk to themselves more and more...
I take it to be a sign of mental deterioration.

Besides what's the point of vocalising a train of thought? Speech is such a slow thing, thoughts flow much more smoothly without.

It took me ages to read that, Kwackers, old chap.

I think it's an age thing. Sorry Si! I do it in my head all of the time. At least I think that's why Mrs byegad never replies to me. That or she's going deaf!