Excuse me as I try to describe the issue as best I can without too much waffle. Here is my attempt at succinctness:
1) I keep thinking about fun times (childhood/1980s) when I used to ride a bicycle a lot.
2) The exact bicycle I rode was an absolutely top-of-the-line racing bike bought for me by a rich uncle (parents were not rich).
3) I used to ride all the time as a kid - every single day. It was associated with exploration, lots of friends, excitement, new experiences, etc. This lasted until I was 15. Don't want to bore anyone with it but this is how we got around.
4) In my 40s now. Not an athlete. Elite private school (I'm not that social class now). I used to do (regularly): fencing, judo, swimming, cycling (all the time), karate.
5) I don't really get enjoyment from cycling any more. But I remember those times when everything was activity and excitement and NEW, with fondness.
6) In my adult years, the only thing that really gets me that feeling of excitement again is riding motorcycles. Nothing, and I mean nothing, else gives me a remembrance of that feeling. Lots of friends, lots of exploration, lots of parties, lots to look forward to, etc. All brought to me by that French top-of-the-line racing bike.
7) I no longer have the old French racing bike I had as a teenager (threw it away long ago) but I can buy the same exact one again, if I want. OR any other bike (but I don't really do cycling any more).
8) Not fat, fairly strong compared with an average dude, but not really in shape aerobically.
Question: do I buy it (I'm not a "cyclist") or do I not?
This is probably more of a kind of midlife crisis kind of question than a strictly cycling one. Deep down, I wish I could get that same joy and excitement from cycling, and not just motorcycling, as I once did. I would love to get that feeling back. But then, as a human being thing, I might just need to stop being stupid. What do you think? Should I buy that bike or should I not?
1) I keep thinking about fun times (childhood/1980s) when I used to ride a bicycle a lot.
2) The exact bicycle I rode was an absolutely top-of-the-line racing bike bought for me by a rich uncle (parents were not rich).
3) I used to ride all the time as a kid - every single day. It was associated with exploration, lots of friends, excitement, new experiences, etc. This lasted until I was 15. Don't want to bore anyone with it but this is how we got around.
4) In my 40s now. Not an athlete. Elite private school (I'm not that social class now). I used to do (regularly): fencing, judo, swimming, cycling (all the time), karate.
5) I don't really get enjoyment from cycling any more. But I remember those times when everything was activity and excitement and NEW, with fondness.
6) In my adult years, the only thing that really gets me that feeling of excitement again is riding motorcycles. Nothing, and I mean nothing, else gives me a remembrance of that feeling. Lots of friends, lots of exploration, lots of parties, lots to look forward to, etc. All brought to me by that French top-of-the-line racing bike.
7) I no longer have the old French racing bike I had as a teenager (threw it away long ago) but I can buy the same exact one again, if I want. OR any other bike (but I don't really do cycling any more).
8) Not fat, fairly strong compared with an average dude, but not really in shape aerobically.
Question: do I buy it (I'm not a "cyclist") or do I not?
This is probably more of a kind of midlife crisis kind of question than a strictly cycling one. Deep down, I wish I could get that same joy and excitement from cycling, and not just motorcycling, as I once did. I would love to get that feeling back. But then, as a human being thing, I might just need to stop being stupid. What do you think? Should I buy that bike or should I not?
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