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Back again....
Hi guys.
Some of you might recall my username from a few months back. Haven't posted in a while but have used cycling to keep me going through a tough few months after losing my mother.
Both mtb and road bike gave me the escape needed, although not much involvement in the forum.
Anyway, I am back.
Anyone else had cycling get them through tough times?
If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.
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- Geordiepeddeler 1 hour 21 min ago
Cycling infrastructure does not force drivers to break the law, drivers are the reason they break the law, no one else.
- chrisonabike 1 hour 33 min ago
Ah but taking pictures of things to defy the man (avoid a fine) is righteous. Taking pictures of people to grass on them to the cops (perhaps...
- ktache 3 hours 23 min ago
But getting paid for it is the very definition of professional....
- ktache 3 hours 32 min ago
Never had a Shimano QR fail on me. They just work. And the top end ones look good too....
- Backladder 4 hours 18 min ago
If you're only looking at the guy in front of you then you're going to crash whatever brakes you have, you need to look beyond them to anticipate...
- jaysa 4 hours 43 min ago
As a woman, this works great for me! My chain broke once, and a kind guy stopped with a chain breaker and sorted it all out for me. We stopped at a...
- andystow 5 hours 35 min ago
Same. I also have gone through a bunch of their tyres, and only the extralight disappointed (torn sidewall) but the standards are fantastic....
- chrisonabike 7 hours 32 min ago
Indeed - but it's no more inconsistent than our current road design - very often UK high streets are "for shopping" and also a busy through route....
- mike the bike 9 hours 3 min ago
If you ask the world's leading economic commentators how many people have been rescued from abject poverty by capitalism the average answer would...
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Thank you all for your replies and sentiments.
It's good to be back.
I agree, I think it's two fold. It's the buzz you get from the physical exercise and the emotional well being you feel from what you see when your on the bike. You notice a lot more from a bike than you would from a car or walking and I think you see it in a different way too. You also get time and space to think clearly. Sorry about your mum, hope the cycling continues to help.
Welcome back and sorry to hear you've lost your mum. At least the cycling helped you through it.
Sorry about your mother. Yes, I'm sure it's not unique to cycling; the ability to immerse yourself in something mindlessly physical to distract what's going on in your head and there is something about the very real chemicals - endorphins? - that are released as a result of exercise but there IS something about cycling getting you somewhere where you can admire the view a long way from home that is unique and beats the gym any day. Welcome back...
Welcome back Super Domestique, glad cycling helped get you through what must have been a tough time. I've always found it a very useful release from the stresses of being involved in running a website - even dicing with dodgy drivers can be oddly cathartic… although maybe the shouting is the cathartic bit.