tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801131347881693774.post7868020220931459097..comments2023-11-03T08:49:08.273+00:00Comments on crossjunkie: glory through sufferingcrossjunkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038909994121091859noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801131347881693774.post-71148240224833763892009-04-27T14:42:00.000+01:002009-04-27T14:42:00.000+01:00Thanks for the kind feedback – thinking this throu...Thanks for the kind feedback – thinking this through did raise some questions.<br /><br />In the end I went back to how I ‘feel’, as in ‘gut feeling’, about riding – witness yesterday morning in a Langdale carpark where I was plain excited (like a kid) about heading off on the Lakeland Loop. It was going to be hard for sure, not too much glory probably but I simply wanted to get out and ride, no matter how fast, slow and with/without style. The backdrop of the mountains was enough in itself.<br /><br />It just needed doing. Even Hardknott.<br /><br />Post to come………<br /><br /> <br />Alancrossjunkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038909994121091859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801131347881693774.post-69212970997433980532009-04-27T13:08:00.000+01:002009-04-27T13:08:00.000+01:00Fantastic post.
I've now read it 5+ times and sti...Fantastic post.<br /><br />I've now read it 5+ times and still can't formulate a concrete opinion. <br /><br />I think this may roll and roll, you're starting to question the essence and reason to ride.<br /><br />I can see this generating some posts in the blogosphere.Duncan Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092397339637341994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801131347881693774.post-85171176804051031232009-04-25T10:57:00.000+01:002009-04-25T10:57:00.000+01:00The suffering is universal, only the speeds are di...The suffering is universal, only the speeds are different. That's why we feel the connection with the pros in Roubaix velodrome. We <B>know</B> their pain.<br /><br />Pleasure? There's only fleeting satisfaction in pleasure. If a job's worth doing it's worth doing properly; if I wanted fun, I'd go to Alton Towers.Andy Watermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289292076607217723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801131347881693774.post-12448111977921764092009-04-24T19:02:00.000+01:002009-04-24T19:02:00.000+01:00Fair point. There is certainly a macho undercurren...Fair point. There is certainly a macho undercurrent around and maybe many of us are enjoying some sort of mid life crisis and seeking to recapture our youthfullness through extreme effort.<br /><br />Oh, just me then.<br /><br />I, for one, do still value the easy ride to work for headspace, riding with my son who is 8 and just getting out on 2 wheels for the hell of itcrossjunkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038909994121091859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801131347881693774.post-24708242507974681832009-04-24T15:36:00.000+01:002009-04-24T15:36:00.000+01:00There seems to be far too much talk of 'epics' and...There seems to be far too much talk of 'epics' and suffering on these blogs just recently. <br /><br />What ever happened to riding for pleasure?Red Bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10286933264663629749noreply@blogger.com