Types of Riding

As I sit here thinking about what I should write without making my wife squirm, the thoughts of being on my bike enter my mind.  I have often thought about the different riders I see as I drive or ride around.  I often wonder why they do it.  I have seen those that do it because they enjoy the fresh air and ride as if they are in slow motion taking in every ounce of sunlight and observing everything around them.   I have seen that poor guy on his bike that hasn't got the memo to shift gears so he is pedaling at 150 RPMs and only going 5 MPH or he's pedaling at 30 RPMs and only going up the hill at 3 MPH.  Someone please teach him to shift gears according to the terrain. I have seen those that use their bikes as a means of getting from point A to point B.  I have seen those that have seriously customized their bikes so that they look cool or I kind of gather that in some cases they stripped another bike to get this one working.  I have seen the old couple riding together in town that always seem happy with their Townie bikes (they look pretty comfortable).  I have seen those that sport nice gear and expensive bikes, but upon further review you realize it's all show and no go.  Then there are those that are using it as a means of exercise riding a bike that worked for them 10 years ago and the poor bike really needs some lovin'.  They ride with a fierce look of determination as beads of sweat sail off their face.  Then there are those that ride because they are competitive and have this personal best taunting them.  They ride all the time and know exactly how far various markers and stretches are throughout their loop.  They know the average time and speed it takes for them to ride through each part.  They analyze each ride to figure out where they lost time and where they may have made up time. 

Although there are different motivations, clothing, equipment it is safe to say that deep down inside we all love riding bikes.  For most, we learned to ride as children and often times learned the hard way.  As we got older we lost that zeal for riding and in some cases got fat and or lazy.  By the time we got older we became self conscious, worried that we don't have the right gear, the right clothes or we might not ride that well.  Get over yourself and get on a bike.  Borrow, buy, commadear one, but get off the couch and ride.  It helps you to feel better, increases your heart rate, I am sure we all want to sport some super tight spandex that we otherwise would never even consider putting on.  In fact, very few of us look at that sexy in it.  We are hoping to get more to ride with us on the weekends.  Most Saturday mornings we ride on the southeast corner of Moreno Valley and often times through Lake Perris.  The speed, participants and distance vary depending on who is with us and their abilities. 

Come particpate and ride with us.  We can ride with all different abiltiy levels.  Let us know if your interested.   

Thanks for checking us out.

Jeff