Why do you ride? This is why I RIDE!
This post was emailed to me by a RoadBikeRides.com member Samantha “Sam” Newman that I thought was worthy of posting.
Peace
Joy
Freedom
This is why I Ride
Clarity
Focus
Grace
This is why I RIde
Searching
Beauty
Perfection
This is why I RIDe
Moment
Singular
Oneness
This is why I RIDE
Reflecting
Existence
Transgressions
This is why I RIDE!
We all search for the moment when we are at utter peace and find the perfection we are in search of. When nothing matters but a single point in time and we can truly understand our place in the world. This is the zen of cycling!!
As always Ride-Strong!
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Posted on: April 3rd, 2008 By: Tyler Ford In: Uncategorized / Random Post
April 3rd, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Why do I ride? Fun. Power. Exercise. Challenge. Commute. Tranquility.
Speed. Cruisin’. Thrill. Peace. Excitement. Bird watching. Go to the beach.
Go visit friends. Take a kid out riding. FUN.
April 3rd, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Sometimes, I ride to RACE….
Sometimes, I ride to get someplace
Often, I ride at a slower pace
Sometimes I ride with style & grace
Once I crashed onto my face
Off-road, we leave no trace
I LOVE TO RIDE! I LOVE TO BIKE!
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Nice!!
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:15 pm
I ride for my family.
The exercise makes us healthier and
the group ride brings us closer together.
I ride for my friends, the ones I have met and
the ones that I will meet on the next ride.
I ride for the love of the ride.
I love to feel the power of pulling the paceline and
the speed of the sprint.
Ride On!
-Super Dave
April 4th, 2008 at 4:19 am
Bugs
Taste
Good
This is why I RIDE.
The FLOW
The POWER
The ZEN
This is truly why I RIDE
April 7th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
When I recieved a “wake-up” call from Doctor to get in shape, the only thing I could imagine as my three year old growing up without a father like I did.
Then he said something that set something off in me, he said find something you like to do and stay faithful to it. All of a sudden, I remembered that when I was young and felt lonely, I hopped on my bicycle. To everyone else, it was a bike, but to me, it was an airplane, a rocket, a wild mustang and my chance to get away.
So, after finding an old Schwinn at a church garage sale, I restored it, and I am blasting off again, not just for me, but for my family…
April 13th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Hi. I like what Joey says about the bike as friend, rocket, airplane, etc.
I remember referring to one bike as my “silver steed”. Yeah,
Hi-yo, Silver, awaaaay!
Keep riding…..
April 9th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
I ride to reverse aging best I can,
I ride so I can beat my 5 year old grandson at something.
I ride so I can keep eating pizza.
I ride because that 80 year old lady that walks her dog claps for me when I go by.
I ride because it is the most fun way to exercise.
April 13th, 2008 at 9:30 am
To TEC:
yeah, we’re all trying to fight that aging thing happening. I used to love to take the nephews mountain biking and leave them eating my dust. I wonder if I can still beat some of my nephews….or any of them?
Have to call a couple of the kids and take ‘em out and try….
April 15th, 2008 at 5:34 am
To Karen Burwell: I won the Tour race in the neighborhood - it was an easy victory because my opponent wasn’t old enough to leave the drikveway —–
April 9th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
I ride so I can eat whatever I want.!
I ride to get in the zone!
I ride to clear my head and think!
I ride to push myself to the limit!
I ride because I love it!
I ride for the health of it!
and the list goes on…
April 12th, 2008 at 6:26 am
I ride for the adrenalline
April 13th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Fun, transportation, thrills…I also ride to share the fun of biking. I love to invite nieces and nephews to go for rides. Most kids today only get to ride in their driveways with Mom and Dad close by. They don’t have the freedom we had to take off exploring on our bikes. So I like to take them to quiet areas to ride. We have introduced several kids - relatives and the kids of friends- to road riding and mountain biking. It is fun to ride. It is fun to bring this kind of joy to the kids we know. They all know we’re always willing to take them along for a great adventure. When they see what it’s like to ride for some miles (instead of a few blocks) or to go into the woods and test their mettle, it is so rewarding for us as we watch them fall in love with biking. And with a good bike (those who are big enough get to ride one of our bikes instead of their toy store bikes. They feel the difference!
April 13th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
I ride to keep cholesterol, down heart rate Up, waste line down, just keeping everything flowing.
April 15th, 2008 at 5:28 am
The pain!
It reminds me I am still alive.