what do you think about when riding?

[slinky182]

Thought

Kylie when going up hills
Billie Piper on the flat
Not falling off when going down.

Kylie blah blah blah
Billie Piper blah blah blah
blah blah blah blah going down.

 

[bobriot]

I normally have the ipod firing on all four decoders, I like to see the countryside, I hate taxi drivers.

I also fantasize about being a loner on the bike cycling around the planet but I kind of do that off the bike as well so not sure that counts.

 

[lumos2000]

(road) 20 to 8.... 15 to 8.......10 to 8 will i make it on time
(offroad) lost again which way now

 

[dbmtb]

I ride without food as I have 8kg to get rid of....

So for the first hour and a half "wow I'm flying today".

The next hour and a half "SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

[gibbleking]

in my case its "erm which one was the front brake again?"(i have ny reversed sometimes.......)

 

[bryan555]

Slayer, Wu Tang Clan killah bees, Wagner.

Yeah, often get tunes playing through my head. I'm really into funk, soul & hip hop, so why the hell is it always an annoying pop song that I never listen to? Going up big hills I often get 'deeply dippy' by Right Said Fred!

 

[jimihendrix]

Slayer, Wu Tang Clan killah bees, Wagner.

Yeah, often get tunes playing through my head. I'm really into funk, soul & hip hop, so why the hell is it always an annoying pop song that I never listen to? Going up big hills I often get 'deeply dippy' by Right Said Fred!

I'm learning The Darkness, "I believe in a thing called love" on the guitar at the moment so that's going through my head pretty much all the time :roll:

The other thing i've noticed thinking about when riding is bike bits, mainly controls, bars, stems etc
"i wonder if i need a longer stem ?", i'm not really keen on these bars", "wonder if i should try bar ends", "these V8 pedals are slippy in the wet compared to my gusset ones", i f*ckin love this Flite saddle"

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

Depends on whether I'm commuting or having fun

When having fun, I think:
"I use to be a lot faster, less cautious, and less fatiqued"
quickly followed by:
"Ah, who cares; there's nothing else I'd rather be doing."

When commuting:
"Arhhh, asshole drivers!"
quickly followed by:
"I better push it- I'm running late, I'd rather be riding for fun"

 

[ededwards]

Riding offroad my thoughts are mostly about how bad I am at it, don't enjoy it much and really should sell off all my bikes (well, perhaps keep one? But which one? This usually keeps me occupied for a few hours riding and struggling to fall asleep that night. But I digress).

Within 5 minutes of getting home however I'm planning my next outing.

How can I enjoy something I dislike so much? Surely with more practice I will get fitter and more skilful? Am I just very conflicted? Who invented liquid soap and why? I think I may need help.

 

[sq225917]

Flow...