Losing interest, to a terminal level :-(

[speccy1]

Now's your chance to learn though.

I need enthusiasm though, unfortunately it`s missing........................

 

[classic33]

I need enthusiasm though, unfortunately it`s missing........................

Where'd you lose it?

 

[speccy1]

I wish I knew

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I`ve lost my cycling mojo before, but this time I feel it`s gone too far and not sure I`m going to pull back from it.

Firstly, I left club riding, I got fed up with it and it started to become the idea of hell to me. Aside from that, I kept up the commuting which I still enjoyed, that now is dying out, a day at a time. I`ve started selling my kit off gradually, and I`m going to be thinning out the bike collection, from 7 probably down to 2..............

I have had a tough time over the last few months with one thing and another, and we have had 3 1/2 months of endless rain, maybe these things have taken their toll??

I do enjoy my daily fix of CC though

Take six months of the bike then see how you feel, I did that many years ago and came back with much renewed enthusiasm. Sadly my mojo has been on the wane recently as well, but I'm hoping as the winter wears on and the weather improves the enthusiasm will return.

 

[Gatters]

I use it to get to/from work, it runs in front of my house!

not Estover by any chance

 

[speccy1]

not Estover by any chance

No, I`m about 16 miles from there

 

[PK99]

I get where you are.

Commuting = functional

Club = pressure

You live on Dartmmoor, ride at tourist pace to enjoy the scenery we city lovers envy, to a great pub for a pie and a pint, or to a cafe for a Devon Tea - scones, jam, clotted cream.....

 

[gavroche]

Don't worry, it is just what winter does to many of us. Rain, wind, cold; it is bound to affect your enthusiasm for cycling but hopefully it will come back when spring comes and longer days. Then find new routes and explore more. Forget strava, forget speed, just go out and feel the new energy flowing in your body and appreciate the joys of riding your bike .

 

[Brandane]

I'm probably not the best person to try and inject some enthusiasm into you, as I too have an on/off relationship with cycling.

To me, the weather has a lot to do with it, and constant wind and rain for about 2 years now has given my mojo a real battering. No point in anyone telling me to MTFU, or wear waterproof kit; riding in rain is shite, end of.

As Dave R has suggested why not take a break? Life will go on whether you cycle or not. If you miss it, give it another go. If life is better without it, then so be it. I know this is a cycling forum, but cycling is not the be all and end all.

 

[raleighnut]

It's just this crap weather, what you need to do is find a pub about 2-3 miles from home that you like, then find a 15-25 mile route to get there. When you sit down with a nice pint/glass of wine/G&T (Delete as appropriate) and a bite to eat it'll be lovely to have been out.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Are there any psychologists out there who specialise in cycling hang ups? If there are they must make a bomb out of cyclists with problems(me included)!

 

[growingvegetables]

It's just this crap weather .....

Yup. Wind and rain.

Not even proper cold. Just grey, dreich, wet, .... and sweaty cos I'm dressed for what the weather SHOULD be. The wind in the wrong direction. And my usual "spirit-lifting" long way home, down the river Aire and round by Swillington, is ... a rubbish tip. All the trees and shrubs along the valley, covered with thousands upon thousands of plastic bags washed down from Keighley in the floods.

Hey ... soon be spring though?

 

[kiriyama]

If your now doing more walking perhaps join a local group that organises walks.once this has sucked all fun out walking you will be glad to be out in the rain getting cut up by 18 ton lorry's on a push bike!

Don'tover think the lack of mojo. Just put your energy into something else (like walking) and as soon as the sun comes back and you see other cyclists riding about you will be itching to get back on the bike

 

[BorderReiver]

Ditch the computer/GPS/Strava downloads and just ride the bike. There doesn't have to be a purpose to every ride- remind yourself what the simple pleasure of just riding the bike feels like without looking at the digits on your handlebars every couple of minutes.

And maybe wait for better weather, or at least warmer rain.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Giving up cycling isn't the end of the world, there's plenty of other things out there to interest and enthuse. Don't worry about it.