Why do "YOU" cycle ??

[mark c]

So i can drink beer and not be fat. (also i do love cycling)

 

[Janine]

To get to work. It's cheaper: you don't pay for fuel or bus tickets, you don't pay gym membership either, after 10 minutes ride your brain starts coming with solutions to your problems so lower depression risk (and no therapist to see or prozac to buy), your body has better immunity so no winter colds (= no queuing to see your doctor and laying in bed being miserable), you don't feel cold (apart from hands), you stay fit and can eat all the doughnuts they brought to the office, your legs' muscles are in good conditions (and shape too), you get more fresh air. Oh, and for pleasure too.

 

[GilesM]

Because it's fantastic, the feeling after a hard ride can never be explained to the inactive, I spend much of my life in hotels and I always run out side or in the hotel gym when I'm away, and I love running, but.riding a bike is special, and it doesn't matter what type of cycling, from a devil on a flood lit track to a gentle commute, or some extreme downhill it's just special, we are lucky, we cycle, and I love beer and not being a fat boy.

 

[liambauckham]

i like to go places and see things i wouldnt normally get to do in a car. Also I like the buzz of cycling to a place I would only ever visit using a car.

in august I challenged myself to cycle to my old home town. North Bristol to Yeovil on my MTB. It was the furthest I'd cycled at that point and that gave me an idea to keep a video diary to A. share my experiences and B. keep me going over the winter months....

<Shameless plug>The link to my channel is in my Sig I'd massively appreciate a few subscribers ;-)</Shameless plug>

 

[fatjel]

"Why" is a simple question with many answers
I don't cycle to help the environment, keep fit, lose weight or any other laudable reason

My first grown up cycling was in Denmark and was purely to get away from the folk I was staying with
No other transport was available so would take myself off for hours of peaceful aloneness

Later in London I would cycle to work to save time

In recent years having given up smoking and become a very angry individual, I once again
cycled to get away from folk , this time for their benefit

These days I'm still escaping by cycling ever longer distances..
The main difference being I'm unsure who/what I need to get away from
Age sadly did not bring wisdom in my case.

 

[Keith Oates]

I cycle because I enjoy doing it but in addition it helps to keep the waistline a reasonable size and in general keeps me fairly healthy.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tyred]

For most of my 20s, I was quite depressed and most of my post-work routine involved sitting watching shoot on TV whilst eating crisps, drinking cider and smoking fags.

I decided that this was -

A) Boring
B) Unhealthy
C) Pointless
D) Expensive

So I dug the old MTB I had a teenager out of garage, applied some oil and pumped the tyres up and rode around the block - a distance of perhaps 3 miles. I was a gasping wheezing wreck with legs like jelly but I persisted. And started to enjoy it. And grew to love it.

It's true I haven't done huge mileage this year compared to other recent years but it's not because I've lost interest, just other hobbies and interests taking up more of my time.

 

[Dave7]

Why is a simple question with many answers
I don't cycle to help the environment, keep fit, lose weight or any other laudable reason

My first grown up cycling was in Denmark and was purely to get away from the folk I was staying with
No other transport was available so would take myself off for hours of peaceful aloneness

Later in London I would cycle to work to save time

In recent years having given up smoking and become a very angry individual, I once again
cycled to get away from folk , this time for their benefit

These days I'm still escaping by cycling ever longer distances..
The main difference being I'm unsure who/what I need to get away from
Age sadly did not bring wisdom in my case.

LOL
You ask why a simple question has so many answers.......................
Then you give 4 things you don't do it for................followed by at least 3 reasons that you do do it for.
Everyone has there own reason and its been interesting (for me at least) to read through them.

 

[Andywinds]

I road bike to lose fat, get fit and keep my blood pressure down. I do MTB for some of same reasons but, when I MTB I am usually with mates and we enjoy being out and having a laugh.

 

[snorri]

I just cycle because I feel it gives me an entitlement to post on Cyclechat.

 

[fatjel]

Oh well :-)

 

[Iainj837]

At the moment it is my only transport to and from work but even when I do get a car I will still cycle to and from work.
I have made a load of really good friends.
The lovely Somerset levels and the Mendip Hills is a wonderful playground

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I cycle because I can

 

[Snugglebum]

I live close enough to work that a quickie jaunt on a bike was possible. My lifestyle has become active in the last three years and I was looking for ways to extend that in every little way I could.

Bought a bike. Realised that I LOVED riding. Not a fanatic yet but it's a work in progress.

 

[fossyant]

Why Do You Cycle ?

What idiot asked this question ?