Elviscossie
New Member
Hello
My fiancé is a keen cyclist, and has happily done a number of sportives, including the Struggle and all three days of the Dragon Ride (max distance) twice each in the three years we've been together.
He used to cycle from work to my place before we moved in together, and called it a short ride at around 2 hours. He loves his bikes and he even drew me into a love of cycling, though I have no stamina for it.
This year has been the first that he's not done sportives, as we've got a lot on, meeting the family, planning a wedding and we're buying a house.
He's expressed anxiety about riding and can't seem to make himself get back in the saddle. He's worried about traffic, which isn't something he's ever worried about before and he's not had an accident to account for it. He's frustrated by not being able to ride, though I think it's more a mental roadblock than anything as he's still able to amaze me when he's on the turbo.
Has anyone got suggestions for what he can do to get back on the road and curb the anxiety? Or what I can do to encourage him to get back into it?
It's a sport he loves and I don't want him to lose his passion for something to dear to him.
My fiancé is a keen cyclist, and has happily done a number of sportives, including the Struggle and all three days of the Dragon Ride (max distance) twice each in the three years we've been together.
He used to cycle from work to my place before we moved in together, and called it a short ride at around 2 hours. He loves his bikes and he even drew me into a love of cycling, though I have no stamina for it.
This year has been the first that he's not done sportives, as we've got a lot on, meeting the family, planning a wedding and we're buying a house.
He's expressed anxiety about riding and can't seem to make himself get back in the saddle. He's worried about traffic, which isn't something he's ever worried about before and he's not had an accident to account for it. He's frustrated by not being able to ride, though I think it's more a mental roadblock than anything as he's still able to amaze me when he's on the turbo.
Has anyone got suggestions for what he can do to get back on the road and curb the anxiety? Or what I can do to encourage him to get back into it?
It's a sport he loves and I don't want him to lose his passion for something to dear to him.