so what are YOU built for?

[bounceswoosh]

I have been cycling for about 3 yrs now and I have finally accepted that I am built to go the distance...

I am NOT built for climbing, I am NOT built for speed or racing... but once in my groove I can just go forever...

so what are YOU built for? and are you happy with where you're at or do you want more of yourself?

Me? I don't think I'm built for any of it. Okay, I'm talking mountain biking here, but it's all a struggle -- climbs, sprints, technical stuff, you name it.

Then again, I've just been riding for two years, and I'm starting to notice that I'm getting much faster at downhills. It's possible that I'll eventually find that I'm built for downhills, because as I ride more, taking obstacles at speed is getting less scary and far more exhilirating. I was amazed to ride with some friends a few weeks ago, friends I hadn't ridden with since last year, and see that I can keep up with them, and in places even feel comfortable riding faster than them.

[singletrackmind]

Endurance. 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100 miles. I'll go and go at a decent pace but no sprints, please, and rollers, not hills. I love to pass people, it's like hunting without all the blood and guts. Hunt them down, pick 'em off, keep them from catching up again. I love to fly down hill. Dirt, road, whatever.

[cruziegirl]

I guess I'm a climber although having said that I certainly don't go flying up them! But I get into a pace that I can hold and just keep on climbing. I lost about 15lbs about a year or so ago and I found that has really made a difference. 5'1" and 100lbs - makes a lot less to haul up some hill.