Anyone else lose interest in riding?
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05-25-2011, 07:47 PM
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05-25-2011, 08:12 PM
I lose interest after about five hours and have started the return trip home. At about the 40 mile mark I always wish I could just skip them and hit the couch.
After a couple days of rides like that I'm usually ready to take a break. Then the desire comes creeping back and if not satisfied it grows until I can barely stand it.
After a couple days of rides like that I'm usually ready to take a break. Then the desire comes creeping back and if not satisfied it grows until I can barely stand it.
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05-25-2011, 08:21 PM
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ill always have the itch. but a good friend of mine has decided to hang up his helmet. a friend of his was crushed by a cager and is braindead sitting on life support. been a veggie for about month now. ive tryed several times to get him to go out riding but he wnt.
thats about the only legit reason i can think of for not goin out riding.
thats about the only legit reason i can think of for not goin out riding.
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05-25-2011, 09:05 PM
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It comes and goes. I mean I always ride when I can but sometimes it's just transportation, other times it's for fun. If I have a destination and no other riders with me, it's transportation. No destination or with friends, fun.
I usually don't ride if it'll take me longer to throw on gear than to just drive there tho, plus I love my jeep and don't ever get to drive it due to my company vehicle so not riding somewhere isn't a total loss.
I usually don't ride if it'll take me longer to throw on gear than to just drive there tho, plus I love my jeep and don't ever get to drive it due to my company vehicle so not riding somewhere isn't a total loss.
#25
05-25-2011, 09:53 PM
Ever so rarely I'll drive a car and I realize that if I'm gonna be on a motor vehicle, might as well be a bike. I don't ever do anything local so there's rarely ever an option of walking (besides the dunkin donuts across the street) and in my mind 2 wheels > 4 wheels unless there's snow on the ground... and even then, maybe I'll pick up motox.
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#30
05-26-2011, 03:50 AM
It's like any other hobby or activity in life. Sometimes when you do something for a long time and/or all the time, it begins to loose its appeal. Best thing to do is to stop doing it altogether and eventually you will develop an appetite for it again.
Prior to two weeks ago, I hadn't riden my bike for at least eight months (since like August). I became involved in some other projects last year and just plain stopped riding from lack of interest. Yesterday was a beautiful day (mid-fifties & sunny), it was my day off, and I rode my bike for five straight hours. Felt like a little kid again, it felt great.
Prior to two weeks ago, I hadn't riden my bike for at least eight months (since like August). I became involved in some other projects last year and just plain stopped riding from lack of interest. Yesterday was a beautiful day (mid-fifties & sunny), it was my day off, and I rode my bike for five straight hours. Felt like a little kid again, it felt great.