ti_pin_man
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Others have picked up on the covid thing and likewise I've found myself bouncing off the walls. I can and do work from home now but with 3 daughters in the house and a mrs who has depression I have definitely had headbanging moments. in fact the first two/three months were very tough and whilst there's still fallout to happen mostly we've found a stability. We agree to disagree mostly.
I am also very busy and my interest in bikes has waned. Even more in lock down. I was riding to work and that kept my interest up but even then i decided to take a motorbike and so started doing that more. In recent years I also moved on to climbing as we dont honestly live near much great riding so climbing walls have become my passion. I hung the bikes in the corner, x6 i think and mostly they arent touched. my garage is a climbing wall and will probably soon become a motorbike workshop... I may even sell some bikes to fund a new motorbike...
... all of this having ridden bikes since the late 80's/90's. I even have 2 project bikes, dream unicorns and passed over the build and paid somebody here to do it because i knew i wouldn't get it finished. The other will be the same and then that's it, no more and maybe reduce the fleet.
... so after 30 odd years I feel the time and passion going somewhere else. It hasn't happened overnight but has been accelerated by lock down.
So i think i see parallel between the OP and myself. Life is a journey right, its up to us what we do and if you fall out of love with mountain bikes dont think its blasphemy, if it doesnt feel right for now, move on and find what does. I find guilt a big issue. Guilt at stopping. Like in some way i failed. When i write it down like this I can see its a really stoopid thing to feel isnt it?
now, form an orderly queue for buying my ibis collection, funks and manitou and for my motorbikes sake find yer wallets and deep pockets. Joke. No sales yet.
I am also very busy and my interest in bikes has waned. Even more in lock down. I was riding to work and that kept my interest up but even then i decided to take a motorbike and so started doing that more. In recent years I also moved on to climbing as we dont honestly live near much great riding so climbing walls have become my passion. I hung the bikes in the corner, x6 i think and mostly they arent touched. my garage is a climbing wall and will probably soon become a motorbike workshop... I may even sell some bikes to fund a new motorbike...
... all of this having ridden bikes since the late 80's/90's. I even have 2 project bikes, dream unicorns and passed over the build and paid somebody here to do it because i knew i wouldn't get it finished. The other will be the same and then that's it, no more and maybe reduce the fleet.
... so after 30 odd years I feel the time and passion going somewhere else. It hasn't happened overnight but has been accelerated by lock down.
So i think i see parallel between the OP and myself. Life is a journey right, its up to us what we do and if you fall out of love with mountain bikes dont think its blasphemy, if it doesnt feel right for now, move on and find what does. I find guilt a big issue. Guilt at stopping. Like in some way i failed. When i write it down like this I can see its a really stoopid thing to feel isnt it?
now, form an orderly queue for buying my ibis collection, funks and manitou and for my motorbikes sake find yer wallets and deep pockets. Joke. No sales yet.