motivation

[lph]

The sheer joy of movement.

[batsheva]

what motivation to get out there???

all the fit tanned biker boys kitted out in spandex

[Thorn]

Hard to be lph's reply (beautifully put, lph), but, for me, it is 1-5 hours of escape--a mini-vacation, a de-stressifier.

[bmccasland]

The thought of *Recess!* when I get on my bike after work. And when the weather is nice, the shear fun of being out on a pretty day.

[Torrilin]

If I don't, I will run out of tasty food to eat. And then I will be sad. And hungry.

That works even on days where I'm feeling pretty beat up and run down.

[margo49]

I am my best self on my bike.
I feel like...me.
Essential and quintessential margo

Takes me 200 m to get into this Zone. Really.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Two things motivate me:

I usually treat myself to a good breakfast before my ride...can't wait for that croissant and latte....and I feel I "earn" that breakfast if i ride 20 or 30 miles afterwards.

I remember what it was like to be a kid again while riding my bike down country roads. That sense of freedom and carefreeness is very motivating to me. Such a simple wonderful pleasure, pedaling along past the cornfields, past babbling streams, kids playing in their yards, cats sunning themselves on porches.... It's so good for both the body and the soul.

[Zen]

what motivation to get out there???

all the fit tanned biker boys kitted out in spandex