Cycling 'truths', relearned, again.

[oldpotatoe]

Get good rest, sleep-good ride
Lose weight, like 5-10 pounds plus-good ride
Have time to ride-good ride
Stress level low-ish-good ride
Bike fit well-good ride
Bike work-good ride.

Probably others but good ride today....

[jghall]

Too much of the "vino, bubbly, hops, brown/white nectar" the night before = slow(bad?) ride. ;)

[Bwana]

Must explain my ride yesterday...

Sleep: Went to bed late and didn't sleep well - bad ride
Weight is ok, still want to drop 5-10 - neutral ride
Plenty of time with wife/kids out of town but on-call this week for work, had to stop twice to answer the phone - neutral ride
Stress level high from being on call and wife/kids out of town - bad ride
Bike fit is good but wore some older bibs - neutral ride
Bike worked just fine, Garmin decided to shut off with 33% battery left though - bad/neutral

:crap:

[bobswire]

Weather is great, good ride.
Weather is not so great ,still a good ride.
I have to keep reminding myself once you start riding it's all good.

[dustyrider]

I'm easy ride=good. :)

[earlfoss]

Being tired means I need to rest, not ride more.

[paredown]

Feeling like crap in the morning?--haul out your bike and saddle up.

Fifteen minutes in, you are having a good ride. (or you have keeled over on the side of the road):beer:

[saab2000]

Feeling like crap in the morning?--haul out your bike and saddle up.

Fifteen minutes in, you are having a good ride. (or you have keeled over on the side of the road):beer:

This is very true. An intense bike ride is the second best way to start the day.

[johnniecakes]

A bad day on the bike is still a good day.

[Bwana]

A bad day on the bike is still a good day.

Despite my previous post. This still applies. :hello:

[Pastashop]

Re. sleep.... and potentially relevant to the 1200k Randonee post:

http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/a-gene-makes-you-need-less-sleep

[sales guy]

Riding a bike = good ride
Not riding a bike = waste of a life

Everything else is meaningless.

[Tandem Rider]

Correct side of the grass and riding is a good ride.
Mechanicals, bad weather, getting lost etc. are a bonus, free of charge, i.e. STORIES!!:beer:

[makoti]

Hmmm. I thought the rule was "Any ride-good ride"

[Duende]

Relearned just this weekend!

1. Be respectful and considerate of other folks on the road

2. Do not engage crazy people. Particularly when the are behind the wheel of a car.

[Ronsonic]

Hmmm. I thought the rule was "Any ride-good ride"

A bad ride is better than a good almost anything else. But, some rides are better than others.

[Scuzzer]

A bad ride is better than a good almost anything else.

The ride I broke my ribs sucked. The ride where I needed 23 stitches to my right eyelid sucked worse. The other 3998 rides I'm guessing I took over ther last 40 years were all better. Looks like I'm batting 99.95% for good rides. Maybe I should just ignore the "hit cyclist" threads and just go on enjoying the ride.

[soulspinner]

a bad day on the bike is still a good day.

this.

[BlueFly]

Fifteen minutes in, you are having a good ride. (or you have keeled over on the side of the road):beer:

+1
this was my philosophy when i would go for a daily run. Now i just ride.

[dm0n3y]

The key to a good ride is always start after "pro o'clock" (10am)

[Steve in SLO]

Riding a bike = good ride
Not riding a bike = waste of a life

Everything else is meaningless.

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