what goes through your head when riding
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Downhill: Weeeeeeeee!0
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I tend to empty my head riding that's one of the things I love about it, is not thinking about anything in particular.0
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What I would love to do to that Mondeo driver who nearly took me out!0
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Riding next to a semi is scary!0
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I obey Rule #60
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The next fifty feet and that car up ahead and the stupid thing it might do.
Almost always this! City riding lends itself to that. If i'm out on a trail, then I start thinking about the past week, or brainstorming new ideas.0 -
I obey Rule #6
^^^ this0 -
Sh1t, sh1t, sh1t, that was close.
Holy crap I am a stop light magnet.
Does the wind have to blow from every direction I turn into.
When the hell will summer get here, I am freezing and have an ice cream headache0 -
Everything imaginable goes through my mind as ride lots of (What I call noise) mindless meanderings of the mind over nonsense.
But, I certainly think about what I am doing as well: peddle peddle peddle; rhythm, rhythm rhythm; gently thrust the peddle; save some energy for later; on short rides I don't save anything. I just find a good smooth road and pump it.0 -
On descents:
What a beautiful day it is
Why don't I get out on my bike more often
The blooming vegetation smells so good
Let's see if I can get thru this section without bodily harm
Bummer, I forgot which line to take thru the granite...is it to the right or straight thru
Lucky, i picked the correct line, phew!
I narrowly escaped that technically section...breath
Look at all the critters
I'm feeling pretty good for not being in bike shape
On climbs back home:
I'm starting to sweat
Oh, I can feel it in my legs
I wish I could go faster than the bugs
My breathing is rather loud
I hate bugs
Can't wait to get over this hill
Maybe I need to ride more; don't like to feel so out of shape when riding
One of these days I'll make this tight, steep, switch back!
Can't wait to get back and eat, I'm starving
Almost there0 -
Some of these are a bit tandem-specific but
Is that a bump? Looks like it might be a bump, oh #%# it is a bump and it's too late to call it — spoken "Sorry!"
Can I pass that group of _______s up ahead before that oncoming racer gets to them or do I call out to just hang out until we can pass
Stoopid wind
Stoopid hill
Is that the bridge I see coming up? - Mr. Kamarov make turns for thirty knots - ramming speed!
Call out your shifts, moron
Oh look, a deer - don't come on the trail, don't come on the trail0