Motivation required...help please

[Sale Madrid]

It sounds to me like you are quite a competitive person (I gather from you being in to other sports such as football and tennis), and perhaps taking a gentle cycle ride may not be quite exciting enough for you.

If we're sticking with road riding, have you considered Time Trialing? Or perhaps competitive racing? Obviously you will still have to go out on training runs, but it would give you something to aim for that may spur you on.

You also mentioned you like more skill based sports, whereas road cycling is more of an endurance sport. Maybe you would enjoy mountain biking? Definitely a whole lot of new skills to be learnt there.

I'm not terribly competitive but I like the interaction of racquet sports with the opponent and the team sports like football. I feel I must start cycling in the same way I must put the bin out - it's got to be done, it gets me out and it gets me a bit fitter but it's a bit of a chore. I've seen enough tri-athletes/cyclists to know that some of them are animals and competing with them would be a big ask for the time I spend in the saddle. I've read the Lance Armstrong books and his training regime was just pain and pain and more pain - where's the fun in that...and where's the skill - might as well torture men and the one left alive wins.

 

[NotthatJasonKenny]

I play squash and love to cycle! You can have it all!!

 

[jowwy]

Seems to me it doesnt matter what advice people are giving you on here, or what motivational tips they give you, all you want to do is abuse the sport of cycling.......

so hears my advice - sell the bike, put the money in the bank and stick to what you know best, playing with raquets, hitting balls against walls, kicking around a bag of air and leave the self disciplined, endurance sports to the people that enjoy doing them.

 

[black'n'yellow]

top trolling by the man from Madrid....

 

[NotthatJasonKenny]

I'll give you a ton for it...

 

[Sale Madrid]

Here's my advice it's racquets. Come on Jowwy, don't be horrible to Sale Madrid, I'm only chewing the fat and doing a bit of brainstorming and trying to get everyones opinions together and find a way where I can go forward with this thing.

 

[jowwy]

The award for top :troll: goes to sale madrid....

 

[black'n'yellow]

Here's my advice it's racquets. Come on Jowwy, don't be horrible to Sale Madrid, I'm only chewing the fat and doing a bit of brainstorming and trying to get everyones opinions together and find a way where I can go forward with this thing.

what message have you got from the five pages thus far..? Any pattern emerging..?

 

[Sale Madrid]

The award for top goes to sale madrid....

 

[Sale Madrid]

what message have you got from the five pages thus far..? Any pattern emerging..?

Yes. I need to take my ipod with me when I'm on my own and I need to ride with a group when I don't have my ipod.

 

[jowwy]

Here's my advice it's racquets. Come on Jowwy, don't be horrible to Sale Madrid, I'm only chewing the fat and doing a bit of brainstorming and trying to get everyones opinions together and find a way where I can go forward with this thing.

your not chewing the fat or brainstorming - your making assumptions on people's abilities cause they choose to ride a bike, rather than a supposed skill based sport like tennis or squash...

Cycling requires lots of self discipline and endurance, some people would call that a skill in itself. I've played football and rugby and enjoyed them both........i currently play golf and cycle and enjoy them too. Doesn't mean i am lacking in a certain skill set just because i choose to do these sports.

like you said earlier, some people have the ability to play drop shots, others have the ability to cycle for miles, climb hills, or descend like stones........choose your sport and enjoy it..........but don't choose a sport you hate, cause you just won't get the enjoyment it brings others

 

[Sale Madrid]

You're right, consider myself told off. What's the only ship that never sinks...that's right...a friendship. Can you forgive me Jowwy ?

 

[HovR]

Yes. I need to take my ipod with me when I'm on my own and I need to ride with a group when I don't have my ipod.

Sorry, I haven't been following this thread very thoroughly. Did you work that out before, or after you called cycling a skill-less, boring, mind numbing sport for old people which is comparable to torture?

You are either a very good troll, or have no social tact what so ever.

 

[black'n'yellow]

You are either a very good troll, or have no social tact what so ever.

Both is my guess. Anyone for tennis..?

 

[Sale Madrid]

Good work black and yellow, I can see what you've done there...you've found a picture of some people dressed up to look like early 20th century tennis players haven't you. Quality.