[the bull]

This is my poll (and experiment)!
To lose weight and get in shape.
So I dont gain weight and stay in shape.
To get away from the house.
I just spent $5,000 on this thing do you think I am goin to let it just sit there?
Ride? What are you talking about I just like the interesting people in this forum!
To meet interesting people and then drop them!
To meet interesting people then get droped!
I go crazy if I dont work out and I hate the gym in my town.
I dont know I just do!
All of the above!

 

[divve]

I ride to be faster than the bull.

 

[torquecal]

Because my bicycles yell at me if I don't...

 

[SPINDAWG]

Because my competition does!

 

[mtbcyclist]

To relax and clense my self of lifes daily BS.
To stay in shape so I can eat what ever the heck I want.
To meet interesting people.
To go to cool places on my bike.
To get the reaction from non cyclists "You rode how far on a bicycle?!!??!?"
To appreciate good food after being on the bike for hours eating hammer gel and power bars.

 

[freezin_is_the_reason]

To meet interesting people and then drop them

But it always turns out to be to meet interesting people and to get dropped by them.

 

[Steve-O]

Hmmm... the best reason I can think of...

Nothing at the gym can replicate leaning hard into a corner trying to hold a line and praying that there's no loose gravel on the road...


Steve-O (Concerned that this thread is going to start sounding like something from a recent issue of bicycling magazine)

 

[the bull]

God I hope not!

But if Bicycling Mag. wants to hire me I will take the job! I am better than ZAP!
But, I gotta make over 70 a Year! Well maybe less!

 

[biknben]

I can't control my age...

...but I feel like a kid again the moment I throw a leg over my bike.

 

[RemingtonShowdown]

The voices in my head seem to be quenched by the rhythm of a crank...

 

[terry b]

1) Mental health
2) Physical health
3) To get away from the telephone

 

[Giant Zero]

Two wheels...

...are just to much fun, and can be great therapy. On the dirt, or on the road. The wheels go round and round and a lot can be left behind.

 

[ScienceGuy]

I ride

therefore I am. There are so many reasons to ride. For me, it's the best way to keep sane. When I'm around 1000 middle school kids all day, I need a break. Plus, when I'm on the bike they can't keep up with me.

 

[rwbadley]

I ride so I can eat and drink more More MORE!

.....

 

[Drone 5200]

Because . . .

"I feel the need . . . the Need for Speed."

and, I admit it, for fitness.

 

[Mike_nyc1]

It is deep seeded. It may be psychological. It may be spiritual. It may be pathological.
But, the most frightening fact that I have come to realize about "WHY I ride" is that:
"I don't know..."

 

[BowWow]

Are you kidding? Take a look at where I ride - it's a crime against nature to NOT ride!!!
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10 foot wide shoulders, no traffic, rolling hills, spectacular scenery... LET'S GO RIDE!
<img src="https://www.sandstone.org/waterton/12.jpg">
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6 different century loops, mountain passes, prairie hills - it's heaven!
<img src="https://www.sandstone.org/waterton/13.jpg">

 

[Caadrider]

Love it

Just do.....

 

[walrus]

It's hard to define

Some times while climbing a very long steep hill, about 2 hours out I often wonder why I feel so good. It's hard to define. It feels really good to give my body a very hard workout. It's both physical and mental. I like knowing I have the discipline to push myself hard for long periods day after day. I like the way I get stronger and fitter.
I feel exhilarated during and after a ride.
I look forward to doing it again the next day. I think about the next days ride, I go over the ride lying in bed before I go to sleep, a long flat road I know I will hammer on, or a long steep hill that suddenly gets very steep, and then the next day when I get there I will remember anticipating it.
.

 

[Saddle_Sore]

Why ride?

Because distance running is bad for you and every distance runner runs alone, even if they are in a crowd of 40,000.
Cyclists speak to one another.
You get to wear wacky clothes.
There is always something new that you need to buy for your bike.
Endorphins follow a good ride, headaches follow a good beer.
It gets me away from the office mobile phone (I'm always in an area where there's no signal)