What do you ride for?...

[Mr Haematocrit]

To keep my LBS from turning into another damn Takeaway on the highstreet

 

[Peteaud]

To try and not get fat

But just enjoy getting out, i do like walking, but with a bike i can go further.

 

[DooDah]

To feel sick on the way up a big hill and too feel petrified on the way down the other side.

 

[MontyVeda]

1 - to get to work
2 - to visit my folks and friends in the outlying villages
3 - to see the scenery
4 - to get away from it all

I don't ride to get/keep fit, although this is a side effect which i try to counter with beer and ciggies
I don't ride because it's eco-friendly... although this is another side effect which i try to counter by encouraging the total and brutal extermination of the planet's dolphin population (hunt them like foxes!).

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

For the one place improvement on a Strava segment.
For the challange of rain, wind and cold.
For the feeling of fitness and improvement and for the feeling of abject pain and being completely spent.
For the comradarie and for the solitude.
For the next peddle stroke which is one too far and for the next mile which won't be enough.
For the rush of a downhill and for the grind of a climb.
For the unadultarated thrill of speed and power and for the sedate calmness of the cruise.
For the scenery and for the perspective.
For the limitless potential of an open road and the freedom of packed city streets.
For the connection to places I know and for the discovery of those I don't.
For the miles I have completed so far and for those I am yet to attain.
For the belief that I can do more and for the singular reason because I can.
For the celebration and for redemption.
For the next summit.
For cake.

Knock off the one about the Strava segment and my thoughts match these perfectly.

 

[Psycolist]

I ride because its my only form of transport
I ride to get to work and home again
I ride because it's a great way to get some exercise
I ride to feel free
I ride because it makes me feel equal
But mostly I ride because I fu$£ing luv it

 

[ankaradan]

Simply the best way to enjoy the countryside, and at the same time keep yourself fit.

 

[numbnuts]

I have a Lycra fetish