The art of stopping

[psmiffy]

I've often thought about a weatherproof camera especially for bike riding. No need to worry about stuffing in a jersey pocket but just never prioritized buying one.

It is easy to stop - cancel pedalling - put a foot out at the point when it feels like you are going to fall off - In the age of film cameras if i took one photo every 10km I was prolific - with the advent of digital and a bounce proof - waterproof camera I'm up to over 1 photo/km

 

[Dave 123]

Most of my pictures are taken on the move (it shows)

Doing more tandem riding has led to more stops. In the past I'd do a 60 mile ride without stopping, now I'm ready for tea and cake after about 15 miles.

 

[Toshiba Boy]

I did it on my leg a few weeks ago. Don't have hoofs. How do you get on with clips (clops...)?

Depends on whether I'm galloping, cantering or merely trotting.

 

[Deleted member 35268]

I'm not very good at it. I'm impatient to get to the end of my journey, so if I stop it's brief, blow my nose, scratch my privates and off we go.

I always read the, my ride today, thread and admire the pics. I'd love to emulate a lot of the posts but I know my inner voice would tell me to stop farking about and get on with the ride, plus my phone is in a case which would mean faffing about taking it out. so I'm no good at it. What about you?

I am about the same. I seldom take a picture or take time to enjoy the surroundings. I like to keep moving.

 

[Vantage]

I used to stop and admire the scenery.
Don't have time these days as I gotta get home to pick up my youngest from school and the kids mum never spends more than a couple hours with them. Then there's the fiancée who demands every minute of my time when she's here.
It's a wonder I get time to wipe my arse some days.

 

[Slick]

For me it very much depends on where I am and what I'm doing.

My commutes are now very urban and uninteresting, so not only have I got to get to work, there is very little to stop for except traffic lights.

Come the weekend it's a very different kettle of fish. I am not one for pictures, but if Mrs Slick has rewarded me with her presence, I love stopping somewhere to enjoy her legendry picnic even if I end up consuming more calories than I burn, and if I'm on my own I like getting a tea and just enjoy being out and about. I've probably only fairly recently come to the conclusion that life is way too short to not stop.

 

[steveindenmark]

I'm not very good at it. I'm impatient to get to the end of my journey, so if I stop it's brief, blow my nose, scratch my privates and off we go.

I always read the, my ride today, thread and admire the pics. I'd love to emulate a lot of the posts but I know my inner voice would tell me to stop farking about and get on with the ride, plus my phone is in a case which would mean faffing about taking it out. so I'm no good at it. What about you?

I cant see what the rush is. When you get to where you are going, yo are probably not doing anything exciting. The best thing about cycling is what you come across on the way.

 

[graham bowers]

No problem stopping for photos, drinks, nibbles on longer and unfamiliar rides. The only time pressure was earlier in the year and darkness beckoned. I'm retired and have a long leash. Today, for example, total elapsed time 7 hrs 38 mins, moving time 6 hrs 38 mins. Quick 30 milers near home that I know well I just stop for a quick drink every now and then.

 

[ChrisEyles]

I think I enjoy the little breaks I take on a ride in the middle of nowhere all by myself almost as much as the rides themselves! I especially enjoy taking the tourer/commuter, and sticking a slice of cake and a thermos of tea in the panneirs. Even better is taking the MTB across Dartmoor and stopping to climb up a tor that's *properly* in the middle of nowhere.

I also found I started enjoying running even more when I took a couple of short breaks to watch the sunset, or try and spot an interesting bird I'd head in the hedge.

Breaks are ace!

 

[tyred]

It depends on the mood but I tend to stop a lot, allow time for scenic detours as the mood takes me and if I'm in that type of mood to really explore (and it's not raining) I will have my camera hanging around my neck for easy access.

To me it is one of the beauties of travelling by bike. You can stop on a whim. If I drive through scenic places I am usually feeling a bit of frustration as I'm usually on narrow minor roads and on my bike I can mostly stop where I please and just prop the bike up against the hedge or whatever and wander about but if I'm driving and spot something that interests me, it will most probably be somewhere where I can't safely stop the car and by the time I've found somewhere to pull off the road I am too lazy to walk back.

 

[welsh dragon]

I am as slow on my bike as you can get without falling off . Then again A) i'm not interested in being like speedy Gonzales and B) i like to take photos and plod along. Hence i post quite a few photos when i come back from a pootle. I think i spend as much time off my bike as do on it.

 

[BorderReiver]

One of my (many!) New Year Resolutions was, "Stop and take the damn picture". When I'm old and infirm (older and more infirm...) and maybe can't get out on the bike as much at least I will have lots of pictures to remind me of what I used to be able to do. A Strava file just isn't the same.

 

[HLaB]

Me stopping depends what mood I'm in and if I'm on a group ride I'll only stop when the group does and don't often take time to compose a picture.

 

[summerdays]

Depends ... on lots of things, but if I'm not in a rush I'll stop for any excuse whether it be a friend (actually I often stop for them saying can't stop long I'm late), a view, a photo, a building, anything that attracts my attention. The main things that stop me from dawdling is a lack of time, and really cold or wet weather!

I should probably cycle with blinkers on to actually get to my destination in good time!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I am very, very good at stopping for pictures: last time I looked I was the highest media poster on CC