Touring, keep fit regulars, commuting, trekking, bimbleing, traling, blasting, even shopping/cargo runs thru bridleways and alleys – all smiles, all miles. I’m at happiest mixing up as many types of riding as possible, especially exploring new places ie a trekking/touring specced hybrid mtn bike that’s happy on and off road. And who hasn’t leftt early or arrived home late having taken detours on a commute? Sometimes looong detours, 😀
nb overheard two roadies conversing behind me in pub garden, presumably post-ride. One (more experienced) alpha male, one beta. The alpha was talking loudly about times and sections, beta was trying to sound interested but occasionally tried talking about somewhere he’d been, actually physically describing somewhere. The alpha would ignore him everso fluidly and continue his own numbers jibberjabber, unconcerned. Was amusing but you prob had to be there. ‘Hey, quit yo’ stravajabber one second and look at the world around you for a while!’ (Someone may have thought. Allegedly)