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Motivation

Bb4sure · 2009-12-02 18:09:30

What motivates you to get out and go cycling?

02-12-2009 6:09pm

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What motivates you to get out and go cycling?

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#2 02-12-2009 6:28pm

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An unpleasant tingling sensation in my legs.

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#3 02-12-2009 6:28pm

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The sheer love of it

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#4 02-12-2009 6:31pm

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blorg wrote: »

An unpleasant tingling sensation in my legs.

You know sciatica has better management!

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#5 02-12-2009 6:38pm

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Usually the person I have arranged to go cycling with.

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#6 02-12-2009 6:38pm

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The alternative.

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#7 02-12-2009 6:39pm

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Future event goals.

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#8 02-12-2009 6:49pm

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Knowing that I look good on the bike.

I hate the actual cycling.

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#9 02-12-2009 6:53pm

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This crazy place.

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#10 02-12-2009 6:56pm

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I can't afoard a car and I'm on a mission to save the whales.

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#11 02-12-2009 6:56pm

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The thought of having to spend the morning with two bawling unruly infants.

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#12 02-12-2009 7:50pm

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This time of year - the bathroom scales:eek:

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#13 02-12-2009 8:16pm

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petethedrummer wrote: »

Usually the person I have arranged to go cycling with.

+1,000

I'm useless unless someone's waiting for me.

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#14 02-12-2009 8:45pm

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WakeyTyke wrote: »

This time of year - the bathroom scales:eek:

You should try swine flu, I'm below my lowest summer weight already, no effort required.

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#15 02-12-2009 9:05pm

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blorg wrote: »

You should try swine flu, I'm below my lowest summer weight already, no effort required.

Had it - not much fun. Think theres a difference between training and keeping fit. Easy to keep fit by cycling but you need a goal to get any type of structure. For me, its entering long distance/endurance events. The etape it this years goal

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#16 02-12-2009 9:17pm

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Winning

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#17 02-12-2009 10:18pm

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Guilt at owning four bikes, countless jerseys, couriers delivering cycling parts every day.

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#18 02-12-2009 10:42pm

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keep me getting up at sane hours rather then insane!!!

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#19 03-12-2009 9:19am

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I just cycle for the Downhills and spending hours staring at mens rear ends in assos ...

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#20 03-12-2009 9:24am

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Caroline_ie wrote: »

I just cycle for the Downhills and spending hours staring at mens rear ends in assos ...

Where is Assos? (some Greek island maybe?)

EDIT - Turkey actually - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assos

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#21 03-12-2009 9:32am

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Beasty wrote: »

Where is Assos? (some Greek island maybe?)
EDIT - Turkey actually - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assos

LoL I am sure after a few hours on the saddle, they can be Assos all they want, they will still men the bums look like the ruins of the Temple of Athena :P ...

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#22 03-12-2009 9:50am

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Bb4sure wrote: »

What motivates you to get out and go cycling?

Three saucepans all under 8 and a wife with a 'to do' list!

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#23 03-12-2009 10:06am

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Lumen wrote: »

This crazy place.

^ That and trying staying in the same group with them!

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#24 03-12-2009 10:16am

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Sheer love of it

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#25 03-12-2009 10:24am

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kincsem wrote: »

Guilt at owning four bikes, countless jerseys, couriers delivering cycling parts every day.

This

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#26 03-12-2009 10:25am

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Lumen wrote: »

This crazy place.

This also

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#27 03-12-2009 10:27am

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If I'm honest, the biggest motivator is the devil on my shoulder mocking the vast gulf between (on the one hand) my boards post count and quantity of cycling equipment, and (on the other hand) my modest cycling abilities.

"Maybe if you spent more time riding your bike..."

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#28 03-12-2009 10:36am

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My Health. Mental as much if not more than physical. Im now 18000+ miles away from where I was when I started

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#29 03-12-2009 4:34pm

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Others heading out on the hills!!

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#30 03-12-2009 4:47pm

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The suffering !, it's always there for ya. You can be certain sure that your gonna suffer, oh yes !
Then you get the odd day when you it fells like you're steering a motorbike - you're flying along at no apparent effort. Passing people suffering, feeling like a God.

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#31 03-12-2009 4:49pm

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redmaxi wrote: »

The suffering !, it's always there for ya.

There is a great satisfaction getting off your bike in agony and knowing that you couldn't have given it anymore.

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#32 03-12-2009 5:34pm

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redmaxi wrote: »

you get the odd day when you it fells like you're steering a motorbike - you're flying along at no apparent effort. Passing people suffering, feeling like a God.

Does that really happen .

Oh it does!!!!! but I'm driving a car.

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