Do you have a 'Mantra' while on your bike?

[malkin]

I remember Robert Pursig in ZatAoMM saying "good good good good..." on a run and I do that sometimes.

When I'm out of breath I inhale on nnnnnn (my tongue cuddles around my left front tooth, because it gets sensitive to the air going by) and exhale on wwwoooooo.

When I'm on the rollers and I get mad thinking about work, I recite Psalm 23, because the "preparest a table for me in the presence of mine enemies" part always cracks me up to picture a conference room table with annoying work people. I'm never sure how the 'still waters' part fits in my life at all, but the "restoreth my soul" part is spot on for riding.

[GraysonKelly]

Alright, I'm a goober and can't believe I'm gonna confess this...I don't have a mantra other than "don't get hit, don't get hit" when trucks pass me. When I'm climbing hills, I start singing (very softly) the theme song from that old TV show "The Greatest American Hero". If i can sing it then I'm staying pretty much in the right heart rate zone and it helps maintain my cadence. It's corny, I know but that's what I do. Sometimes when I'm on a flat or relatively flat section, I get bored and start reciting either the Gettysburg Address or O Captain, My Captain or some other poem. My body doesn't like when my brain goes unengaged for too long.
Gray
PS I really like the "Ride it Like You Stole It" thing. I'm thinking of making a plaque with that on it to hang up in the living room.

[malkin]

I do Gettysburg address sometimes to fall asleep.

[Aggie_Ama]

It is either "Can't never could" which my mom always replied to my saying "I can't" or "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can" from of course The Little Engine That Could. On the road it is usually only when climbing, mountain biking about every 25 seconds.

[OakLeaf]

When it's a question of making it up a hill, or not - I came up with this one years ago on a solo unsupported tour:

Take it easy
Take it slow
Stay cool
What's the rush?
Don't push.