Cycling: is there a spiritual side to it?

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Then the f#cking Wasp goes down the neck of your jersey !

Or stings you on the knuckle, bast*rd useless insect.

 

[grantoury]

Or stings you on the knuckle, bast*rd useless insect.

Get a buff/snood and some gloves

 

[d00m]

Or a horsefly embeds it's face in that bit of back above your arse that's left exposed as your t shirt billows out in the breeze.

 

[grantoury]

I don;t think I've ever been stung on the bicycle. While working in the garden, now that's another thing

 

[R-V]

There is a concept called "flow" ,occures when something is done properly.
Other concept is focus or hyperfocus.
Riding is active meditation.

I like the comments that are about the definition of "spiritual".

I believe the concepts of matter and spirit are man made, byproducts of using words to describe our world.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Get a buff/snood and some gloves

I don't wear either. Only wear gloves if its near freezing.

 

[grantoury]

I don't wear either. Only wear gloves if its near freezing.

I have a buff in my bag for insect heavy days, makes you look like a desperado, though

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I have a buff in my bag for insect heavy days, makes you look like a desperado, though

Fabric covid mask. I also have a sweet pair of Blue Blockers, because the beasties are thickest in the evening
She friggin hates riding with me when I wear these

 

[CassidyAce]

There is a concept called "flow" ,occures when something is done properly.
Other concept is focus or hyperfocus.
Riding is active meditation.

I like the comments that are about the definition of "spiritual".

I believe the concepts of matter and spirit are man made, byproducts of using words to describe our world.

Perhaps we could add 'ego death', aka 'ego dissolution': those moments of feeling 'one' with the world rather than a separate(d) individual (and explained clearly and concisely here: https://www.britannica.com/science/ego-death). I think that's the feeling @Imlach was getting at.

 

[grantoury]

Fabric covid mask. I also have a sweet pair of Blue Blockers, because the beasties are thickest in the evening View attachment 720101
She friggin hates riding with me when I wear these

I wear glasses all the time, so look silly always