Why I ride

Albert Einstein discovered the theory of relativity while bicycling. Ernest Hemingway said that, “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them.”

Recently I have given allot of thought to the reasons I ride. With the recent turmoil amongst the cycling community and the ever continuing sour taste cycling has given me, I really have thought why do I ride?

When I started riding it was tough it was painful and it gave me a great sense of accomplishment with my progress. Soon cycling became more then a workout, it became my outlet. Cycling turned into my escape, my zen time. Nothing was more relaxing then a 40 mile ride out and back to the south hills, or a 30 mile climb to the top of MT Harrison. When out on the bike I was whisked away to a world where nothing could hurt me, where nothing mattered but me and the bike, it was magical.

With the storm approaching, i let it in, I lost my zen. I lost the sensation of pure bliss of the pain from a hard ride and the magic sensation after a epic ride. All I could do was think of the storm and the damage it was creating, it sucked me in. I began to not ride, I began to not enjoy myself on rides, I lost who I was.

Now that I have turned away from the storm, I'm rebuilding. I'm starting out fresh re-building from the damage, and I will prevail.

I'M A CYCLIST

I RIDE FOR ME!