being outside.
started riding originally as a means to get away from people and built up areas so my mates and i could have a smoke.
found that i’d sometimes be riding just to go have a smoke, or, as is now (more so) the case, going for a ride and then prehaps having a smoke. does that make sense?
but the big thing for me now is the buzz; when the endorphines and serotonin are released. be it after scaling a big hill, clearing a difficult obstacle, the sense of flying when going ‘fast’, sense of acheivement when you clear a techy downhill……
it’s just a drug, doing things that you enjoy. i’ve done enough drugs to know what constitues a good buzz and i can’t think of many drugs that compare with those produced naturally by the brain – even if you have to scare yourself poo-less to get it.
n.b. i know most drugs to not supply the happy feeling but allow the happy feeling to be more readily released.
it’s like my dad. he plays golf. obviously there is a social side as with biking, but he says he too gets a rush when he hits tohe ball on the sweet spot, chipping a ball cleanly – he is right shit at chipping, sinking a putt from 30yrds.
but i like riding the ‘fixed’ on the road too. think bikes offer a sense of freedom, not being constrained to where you can ride andconsequently end up.
oh, and because i can look at people in cars and feel superior.