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  • November 27, 2013 at 10:38 pm #20273
    skitza

    about when your are on those long lonely familiar routes to wile away the hours?
    For example i do a fair few of the challenges on strava so i have big,hilly long rides at the weekends but stick to a well used 20 mile flat course monday to friday after work and there aint much enjoyment in the dark and cold on the same route night after night (but once ive started a challenge im a bit anal i have to finish it!)
    So ive tried singing, counting drain covers on certain sections (not good up hills!) , trying to finish sections before 10 cars pass me (very rarely win that one) and tonight stopping pedaling for 5 seconds every time im passed but i just wondered how you folks saw off the winter tedium?

    Or maybe im just odd 😀

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  • December 4, 2013 at 6:59 pm #764401
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    skitza

    philtregear wrote:its cold.

    philtregear wrote:
    its cold. get warm soon. did i remember everything. car. feel thirsty. car. man with dog. left turn. change gear. they`re watching TV. brake. car. slippery bit. drink. car. right turn. postman. its getting lighter now.

    these thoughts are interrupted by fantasies of alpine ascents at the front of the peloton on a hot july day.

    its raining. car. dog. shit on road. feeling cold now. how much longer? car. fingers going numb. drink. people at bus stop. pheasant. brake. car. change gear. bum hurts.

    for ever and ever and ever.

    some call this mindfulness.

    Quality, well put =D>

    December 3, 2013 at 8:56 pm #764399
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    philtregear

    its cold. get warm soon. did
    its cold. get warm soon. did i remember everything. car. feel thirsty. car. man with dog. left turn. change gear. they`re watching TV. brake. car. slippery bit. drink. car. right turn. postman. its getting lighter now.

    these thoughts are interrupted by fantasies of alpine ascents at the front of the peloton on a hot july day.

    its raining. car. dog. shit on road. feeling cold now. how much longer? car. fingers going numb. drink. people at bus stop. pheasant. brake. car. change gear. bum hurts.

    for ever and ever and ever.

    some call this mindfulness.

    December 2, 2013 at 2:11 pm #764397
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    egb

    The first third of the ride
    The first third of the ride is spent wondering when my legs will warm to the task, the second pondering my university work, the third cursing my lack of fitness when I realise I’ve plotted a route that involves the last 25km being mostly uphill and against the wind ~X( .

    December 2, 2013 at 1:57 pm #764395
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    Mikeh789

    If its cold & wet, why the
    If its cold & wet, why the hell haven’t I got some overshoes yet!!

    Otherwise I like to run through previous cycling visits to Mallorca & particularly like to recall my ride of ‘Sa Trencagarrons’ sportive; the only way to be able to ride the road to the summit of Puig Major.

    December 2, 2013 at 5:21 am #764393
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    pants

    Sometimes when I am sure no
    Sometimes when I am sure no one is looking, I do the no hands running man thing.

    December 1, 2013 at 9:18 pm #764391
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    arrieredupeleton

    arrieredupeleton wrote:
    Raleigh wrote:
    Have really good ideas about everything and then forget them as soon as I swing my leg back off.

    Otherwise, I pretend that there are some Rapha guys to obliterate.

    The first bit: I’ve had too many Dragons Den inventions in my head to mention. Almost all have evaporated on the roadside….


    Glad it’s not just me that does this. 😀

    December 1, 2013 at 7:54 pm #764389
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    Efe M. Balli

    Singing, that relieves
    Singing, that relieves boredom and may even fire you up. Whistling maybe, if you have the breath.
    Trying to figure out how many watts you’re pushing, your cadence, wheel RPM etc.
    (you’re supposed not to have indicators for any of these, except for speedo)
    Looking at your shadow and watch yourself pedal.

    I do these when accompanying a slower friend. When I’m alone(or with a faster friend) my brain does not receive enough blood to do any of these.

    December 1, 2013 at 8:13 am #764387
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    skitza

    yesterdays 60 odd miler down
    yesterdays 60 odd miler down to Brighton and back i annoyingly got the song ‘five four three two one’ stuck in my head for four friggin hours :))

    November 29, 2013 at 7:23 pm #764385
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    Stumps

    I coach my sons football team
    I coach my sons football team so i go through the last match, the next one and try to plan the training sessions for the next week.

    November 29, 2013 at 3:47 pm #764383
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    arrieredupeleton

    Raleigh wrote:Have really

    Raleigh wrote:
    Have really good ideas about everything and then forget them as soon as I swing my leg back off.

    Otherwise, I pretend that there are some Rapha guys to obliterate.

    The first bit: I’ve had too many Dragons Den inventions in my head to mention. Almost all have evaporated on the roadside….

    November 29, 2013 at 1:11 pm #764381
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    ragtimecyclist

    What do i think about…?
    What do i think about…? Depends on the circumstances.

    If i’ve skived off work to go for a ride, i think ‘what a productive use of company time this is’.

    If it’s Saturday morning i think ‘why, oh why did i have to open that second bottle of wine last night’.

    If i’m out riding with one of my skinny, Rapha clad mates, i think ‘ok…i get it…now will you f**kin’ slow down!’

    Otherwise i’m with the limopit above, and it’s conversations with wildlife – geese are usually good.

    November 28, 2013 at 9:17 pm #764379
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    Raleigh

    Have really good ideas about
    Have really good ideas about everything and then forget them as soon as I swing my leg back off.

    Otherwise, I pretend that there are some Rapha guys to obliterate.

    November 28, 2013 at 8:37 am #764377
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    SimonT1971

    Getting warm again, wondering
    Getting warm again, wondering if I can fit the reflective shoecovers over the neoprene ones as I can’t feel my feet, thinking of how much more competitive it will make me on the Sunday club ride and generally enjoying the dark space that provides peace and solitude with a small lashing over fear that the car will not see me, when it comes round the corner doing 60!

    November 27, 2013 at 11:01 pm #764375
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    dunnoh

    Sometimes I wish it was over
    Sometimes I wish it was over and my legs just don’t work properly. What keeps me doing it is entering the Tour of Flanders. Gives me a purpose.

    November 27, 2013 at 10:48 pm #764373
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    Cheesyclimber

    I like cycling precisely
    I like cycling precisely because I don’t really think about anything. To start with my mind’s going all over the place, but after a while all I’m really concentrating on is where my front wheel’s going and if I’m going to have to brake suddenly. It’s a zen-like state of bliss.

    But after that phase I generally start having conversations with the wildlife.

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