Why do "YOU" cycle ??

[Jayaly]

To begin with, because it was the only way to fit some exercise into my day in between work and looking after a toddler, since he could come along for the ride. Then I realised I felt more alert and happier every day that I rode. I feel more a part of the world when I'm not hiding from it in a tin box snarling at the drivers of all the other tin boxes. I can smile and talk to people instead. Then there's the way the fresh air and freedom from traffic jams feels wonderful. Oldest son has started cycling to school and says much the same thing.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Because it feels good, keeps me fit, gets me out in the fresh air and let's me eat cake. I love every aspect of cycling and like the social group rides as well as going out on my own. Sometimes I go as fast as I can, sometimes I stop to admire the view and the scenery, and other times I go exploring ; ooh, what's down here?

I joined a cycling club a few weeks ago. When i say joined i mean i go out on the clubs informal ride on a Wednesday morning. You don't have to be a member of the club as it's classed as an unofficial ride, but club members do go on the ride along with non members like myself. I'm sat here looking forward to tomorrows ride. I don't know where we'll go but i know it has to be a nice sunny but cool day and we always head to a cafe for bacon butties etc then head back, so it's taken over from going to the pub as my
social highlight of the week.

 

[ColinJ]

To be able to buy Fred Perry shirts in size "S" from the clearance racks.

It isn't buying them that is the problem, it is getting them on without ripping them!

No joking whats a FAT BIKE?

FATBIKE on Wikipedia.

As for why I cycle ... I do it because I enjoy it. Why do I enjoy it? There are lots of reasons and they have all been mentioned in previous posts.

 

[Ian H]

You can do so many different things on a bike: road-racing, time-trials, cyclo-cross, various mtb stuff, touring, randonnee, pootling, commuting. You can even park it on a turbo-trainer and pedal furiously whilst watching a video.

 

[claudbutler]

It isn't buying them that is the problem, it is getting them on without ripping them!


FATBIKE on Wikipedia.

As for why I cycle ... I do it because I enjoy it. Why do I enjoy it? There are lots of reasons and they have all been mentioned in previous posts.

Thanks for the info

 

[jonny jeez]

I started ridng mountain bikes because I liked the idea of the rugged outdoors and the escape. So MTB was about passion and enjoyment...and the escape.

I started road riding for a totally different reason. I needed to find a way to exercise and was too lazy to go to the gym after work, so commuting was a good way to exercise without requiring any more of my time. Road riding never appealed as a pastime as it was dull and not very challenging


But then something funny happened.

I started to look forward to my commutes. Sometimes they became the highlight of my day and I started to encourage mates to join me. I became good at it.

Then I bought a road bike and everything moved up a level, I started to set myself challenges.

30 miles, 50 miles, 100 miles...two day trips, 3 day trips, 11 day trips.....towns, counties , and then entire countries

Now I commute for training, fitness and fun but look forward to my longer tours...and suddenly I have found a new escape.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I got into cycling because all other modes of transport seal you away from nature, but cycling lands you in the middle of it, for better or worse. I also like that I lost a few pounds doing it. Also something to tinker with, a social outlet, and some community service here and there.

 

[jhawk]

The bitches.

And how is that going?

 

[jonny jeez]

Over the years I have cycled for various reasons.....................
As a kid........for pleasure.
As a young adult...........to get to work & back
Now...........for pleasure, fitness, and a distance goal.
As I go through some beautiful countryside and "stop to smell the roses" I see some people-head down- 30 mph-and I wonder why?.........not why in a derogatory way........just a genuine why?
I assume they are training/reaching targets or goals and that must give them pleasure but I wonder..........do they actually enjoy the cycling part.
I emphasise..........this is not "having a go".......just genuinely interested.

My answer to the "head down question" will sound like an insult but like you, it's a genuine view.

It's simply that, when you find you CAN ride at a terrific pace, drafting with mates to achieve average numbers that surprise even you and can feel the road purring away under you as you fly along....is greatly rewarding.

I have different mates who ride in different ways and I honestly enjoy all of them. Sometimes we bimble along side by side,chatting and taking photos for miles and miles, other times we scream along at 27-30 miles an hour, calling out the mileage countdown to the next stop as we gather pace. Sometimes it's something in between.

But having to ability to choose each type of ride is really an enjoyable part, for me.

 

[raleighnut]

I just cycle cos I love it, even the trike. Mind you I haven't owned any other vehicles since 1985.

 

[Justinslow]

My answer to the "head down question" will sound like an insult but like you, it's a genuine view.

It's simply that, when you find you CAN ride at a terrific pace, drafting with mates to achieve average numbers that surprise even you and can feel the road purring away under you as you fly along....is greatly rewarding.

I have different mates who ride in different ways and I honestly enjoy all of them. Sometimes we bimble along side by side,chatting and taking photos for miles and miles, other times we scream along at 27-30 miles an hour, calling out the mileage countdown to the next stop as we gather pace. Sometimes it's something in between.

But having to ability to choose each type of ride is really an enjoyable part, for me.

^^^^^^^^ this!

 

[Milkfloat]

Because I am shite at golf.

Actually, I am pretty good, I do it to get away from the kids on a weekend morning.

Then the usual, fun, freedom fat and fast, plus I like to commute in good weather.

 

[Sbudge]

As with many others it's a combination:-

It's the fastest way I can get to (and from) work
On that commute I have to focus, mentally and physically, on the ride alone so no stresses or distractions
I can get regular cardio exercise in time otherwise 'wasted' commuting

It's also a challenge physically to get better at something I'm currently poor at.

We have a country place out in the Chilterns...all those hills going to waste otherwise

And finally a bike is the ultimate case of retail therapy + "boys with toys" makes even my camera 'habit' seem economical!

 

[Arjimlad]

To try and burn off all the cake/pies/comfort eating, and to stay fit to live longer with my family.
To get to work easily whilst exercising in the fresh air, to start the day with some exercise and to de-stress on the way home.
To explore new roads and the local countryside whilst exercising in the fresh air.
To avoid getting in the car for everything, as a family or for myself.
To make short journeys more quickly without wasting petrol/polluting.

 

[Lonestar]

Cycling always mixed in with my electronics projects and devising my own lighting circuits in the early dynamo years.Hub dynamos and battery packs.Even now I have about thirty Christmas tree lights on the frame which gets comments from the peds.(I was grumpy last night on the return commute as I was knackered so I didn't say anything).Thought I would get a car at one time but I never got around to it and am just reliant on bikes for transport and commute and have got used to it.