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how do you motivate yourself to ride in rubbish weather?

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  • November 15, 2012 at 7:03 pm #17280
    racefaceec90

    i admit that i am a lightweight when it comes to riding in bad weather.can always make excuses (blame it on my depression why i don’t go out in the rain/unfit/lazy e.t.c)

    the annoying thing is that i will finally be getting my first proper road bike next week (a lovely specialized tarmac sport).

    have wanted a road bike for a long time.

    obviously next week’s weather looks pretty dire all week in wiltshire X(

    i really don’t want to take my new bike out in the crap weather on it’s first outing (i know :\”>

    how do you deal with riding in bad weather/get motivated to ride?
    i know it’s a stupid question to ask,but i do suffer with depression and it really does put the dampeners on things X( thanks in advance 🙂

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  • November 15, 2012 at 7:37 pm #706559
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    ALIHISGREAT

    Just relish the challenge
    Just relish the challenge

    November 15, 2012 at 7:33 pm #706557
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    racefaceec90

    Gkam84 am sorry to hear
    Gkam84 am sorry to hear that.i hope that it doesn’t get too bad (and good luck with beating depression/anxiety also.the fact that you ride your bike a lot will help you out i reckon.
    what you say is true though,i have to follow your advice.tis only water (as peter gabriel sang once 😉

    ah stuff the weather,i will definitely be riding my new bike when it turns up (have been waiting for over 20 odd years to get a decent road bike).

    good luck in getting better sir and thanks for the reply 🙂

    November 15, 2012 at 7:31 pm #706555
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    paulfg42

    Commute in all weathers and
    Commute in all weathers and just accept it as part of the bike experience but I won’t go out riding for pleasure if it’s chucking it down. And I definitely won’t be getting my ‘best’ bike covered in mud, salt etc!

    November 15, 2012 at 7:23 pm #706553
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    Gkam84

    I suffer from severe
    I suffer from severe depression, anxiety and recently had the body blow of being diagnosed with early onset parkinson’s.

    I still manage to get myself out in bad weather, snow, sleet, rain, wind….etc

    I find it helps me get away from “normal” life, wind in my hair and forgot for a couple of hours how shit things are turning at home. FREEDOM.

    You just have to wrap up warm and forget the weather, focus on the cycling 😉

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