Does anyone JUST ride for fun (and some exercise)?

[wackyjacky1]

+1 for Fitness and Fun!

I am slow on a bike. I always have been (even when I was young and in good shape) and I suspect I always will be. My goals are to gain fitness and to increase distance. I'll never break any speed records.

[Over50Newbie]

My Litespeed,

Where do you live? You sound like you are just my type of rider!!!

I live in Connecticut. If you are nearby, I would love to ride with you sometime. Even your speed and average riding distances are about the same as mine.

I only ride for fun. My philosophy is that if it is not fun, why do it?

Luckily, I have a very good friend who feels the same way I do. We ride together all the time and have an absolute ball. We stop to smell the roses, look at all of the scenery, and just appreciate being outdoors and being healthy enough to exercise. My wish for you is that you find someone with the same mindset as you to ride with.

So have fun, and keep on doing what you are doing.

Lynette

[celerystalksme]

i ride to crush souls

j/k!

usually, i just ride for fun...just to get out and be on the bike. i'll go at a very leisurely 10-15mph. and maybe start mashing to go fast just for a sec to feel the air rush past me.

but i do enjoy 'training' too...so sometimes i'll make myself a workout schedule and do intervals every day or every other day or whatever.

i just like bikes...

[tulip]

I ride for fun. I don't care how fast I go. At the end of a ride, my computer usually reads between 13 and 14 mph, sometimes slower if there are hills. I used to ride to work, and then I had a timeline and would average 15 or so even with stoplights. But now I work from home and my rides are more relaxed. I like the scenery.