>Originally posted by Etxy I've also been having doubts over whether
>want to keep >cycling at all... my confidence on the bike has taken
>beating >after nearly seeing a mate get run over in a road-rage attack
Not good, but it happens. The same thing happens in cars but peopl
don't stop driving. I've had my own share of close calls, witnessed
few and heard of many more but I try not to think too much about th
negatives and just ride. You can leave the bike for a while but I'
sure, eventually, you will want to pedal some more
>I also have a complete lack of motivation. Noone tells me to >ride, s
>I don't ride. I only ride when I'm in one of those teen->angsty kind
>moods, y'know, the kind where you LOOK >FORWARD to the 1/20. :-
No, I have no idea what that mood would be like.. looking forward to th
1/20! Indeed!! :
Does this help? Yo etxy... RIDE!! ;-
>I've been holding off on selling my >road bike because I'm >hoping thi
>is just a phase that'll pass. But at the moment, sadly, my cycling i
>at a complete dead >end. Sure, I love watching it, reading abou
>it, talking >about it, but actually getting out there and riding i
>beyond me >at the moment. It's really quite pathetic! :-
Nah, we all get like that sometimes (well, I do!). You just need to tak
some time off the bike. If you want to ride again, you'll do it. I
not.. well, you'll get fat. :-
What about doing some different riding? Stick to bike paths for a while
Ride with slower mates/family. Try biketrials
Ride mtb - bugger al
cars in the bush. If you want to keep up some bike fitness you can tr
indoor training. Ride while watching Kranked or similar or some roa
racing, if that works for you. You might find watching last year's tou
on the trainer will be enough to get you pumped and riding outside
>What races are you doing at the moment Stu
None. Too unfit for anything really. I've been thinking about doing th
FGP dirt crits but I've not been in a position to get there with
suitable bike yet :
>Or are you just building up form before making your big >comeback? :-
Yeah, yeah, that's it! :-
hipp
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