Boredom

[tyred]

compo your meant to just peddle and stay awake enough to enjoy the ride , so let your mind drift a bit and see what happens

You crash into a hawthorn hedge?

 

[compo]

I sometimes play snooker when cycling. Spot a red car, the look for a yellow one, then another red car and look for a green one and so on. Passes a few miles. Pink and brown sometimes take a while to spot!

 

[oldgreyandslow]

I get this a lot too, one particular gem that I couldn't get out my head was "The Bananasplits" theme.
All together now.... One banana,two banana,three banana, four !!

You complete sod! Now I can't get that bloody song out of my head!

 

[ColinJ]

You complete sod! Now I can't get that bloody song out of my head!

'Sugar, Sugar' by the Archies. There, that did the trick, didn't it!

(Oi, what's happened to the thumbsup smiley?)

 

[Spinney]

'Sugar, Sugar' by the Archies. There, tat did the trick, didn't it!

(Oi, what's happened to the thumbsup smiley?)

Looks like the horrid smileys we get on the gardening forum!

Escapee!

 

[coffeejo]

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I sometimes play snooker when cycling. Spot a red car, the look for a yellow one, then another red car and look for a green one and so on. Passes a few miles. Pink and brown sometimes take a while to spot!

Car reg blackjack was one we tried playing in northern sweden, but it did not work well because of shortage of vehicles. 1 game could take an hour, and we had forgotten what our scores were next time another car came passed. Also just to confuse things, cars towing something had a different reg on the trailer to the car.... I think you could come up with something the similar without a 2nd person...

 

[tiswas-steve]

You complete sod! Now I can't get that bloody song out of my head!

Hehe. Sorry mate, it's a classic tho, eh ??

 

[bigjim]

I get that same song thing. I have to force myself to sing something else to get rid of it. Trouble is I don't know many songs all the way through. I also use an MP3 when I'm at the end of a long ride when i need a lift. I don't have a problem with it as I keep the volume at a level that I can hear other traffic.
I had my ears blocked up for a few days recently after spending too much time swimming. Riding the bike was such bliss. Silently gliding over the tarmac.
Funnily enough, last year I spent two weeks touring in France and never used the MP3 once.

 

[chernij]

Same here. I don't want to use headphones for safety reasons so occasionally I just sing random stuff (well. hum).

 

[400bhp]

I love cycling. The closest word I can use to describe cycling for me is a cathartic experience.

I'm happier on the bike than doing anything else.

Cycling gives me time to think.

If I'm not thinking whilst on the bike it's because I'm trying.