MarinMartin
Marin Fan
This has probably been asked numerous times before but hey ho....
So what makes you want to ride? Is it just to get exercise or is there something deeper?
For me its much deeper. I like many others in the country suffer from a mental health condition. Several years ago things were particularly bad with my depression and well I wont go into what happened. As a kid I spent 90% of my time cycling but had to give up at 16 due to a permanent illness. During this period of depression I started drinking and just gave up on life. I just wanted to get outside so I bought the cheapest bike I could find (I was unemployed and broke) and I kept at it until I could manage my illness well enough to ride more than 2 miles. And do you know what it worked. It gave me the sense of achievement I needed to feel better.
So now whenever my depression kicks in I go for a ride.
Sorry for the long winded story but just had a bit of a rubbish day and suppose I just wanted to talk. Be interesting to see if others have a story behind their riding.
So what makes you want to ride? Is it just to get exercise or is there something deeper?
For me its much deeper. I like many others in the country suffer from a mental health condition. Several years ago things were particularly bad with my depression and well I wont go into what happened. As a kid I spent 90% of my time cycling but had to give up at 16 due to a permanent illness. During this period of depression I started drinking and just gave up on life. I just wanted to get outside so I bought the cheapest bike I could find (I was unemployed and broke) and I kept at it until I could manage my illness well enough to ride more than 2 miles. And do you know what it worked. It gave me the sense of achievement I needed to feel better.
So now whenever my depression kicks in I go for a ride.
Sorry for the long winded story but just had a bit of a rubbish day and suppose I just wanted to talk. Be interesting to see if others have a story behind their riding.