>it's another "anon has nothing to do on a beautiful weekend so he goes on an aimless 20-25 mile bike ride for an hour or two just to be out of the house" episode haha gee it was great biking past all the families, friends, people with children, eating at restaurants, walking the streets together, doing stuff at the park, and living their lives happily while i was complete self-congizant how im the autistic retard biking alone through town
>>1999701I did that today too>*shrugs*but I enjoyed spending me time instead of wasting time pretending to be a normie around normies
>>1999701I do that on sunday mornings. I call it the Church of Riding my Bike. It's nice to ride around and see all the normies going to church and getting out on sunday morning.
>>1999701>haha gee it was great biking past all the families, friends, people with children, eating at restaurants, walking the streets together, doing stuff at the park, and living their lives happily while i was complete self-congizant how im the autistic retard biking alone through townNot my problem and you need to socialize more if this bullshit is going through your mind
I was my leg wasn't injured, I love autistically cycling throughout the state and watching other people live their lives (on the rare occasion when they are not sequestered in their shelters or cages)Hopefully two weeks rest is enough, Ill just focus upper body at the gym in the meanwhile
>>1999722same here good ole AC joint
I did just that yesterday, comfy 40km with a nasty uphill at the very end (that I bitched out of and had to get off my bike for a short break to catch my breath).Honestly the best part about cycling is that I can do it alone and dont require managing other people and handling their flakey shitty ass ADHD quirks.I have a good buddy who is a far more serious cyclist with a proper road bike who often does centuries and he is happy to ride with me on shorter distances but cunt takes 2 hours to answer the text message back so its just pointless. I'm perfectly happy on my own, listening to an audio book and pedaling away. I got other hobbies that require other people where I get to hang out and socialize.
>>1999701that's me
>>1999701Much better than sitting inside homie, don't be so hard on yourself. You're doing better than most just riding.
chadyes.jpg except I went a little over a hundred
>>1999701Think of it this way:If you are on a cool bike and ding ding the flaneurs and tourists with your bell and lycra they return to Grand Island Nebraska to tell about how they got gelato and saw people on bikes and drank an IPA. Your essentially Pussycat from Once upon a time in Hollywood. You are a part in their tourist story.
Lol, are you me? When I'm on a bike I feel like this is the way normal people must feel all the time. Then I go home and want to kms until it's time to get on the bike again. Needless to say it's all I do in my ample spare time other than shitposting on 4chan.
>>1999748In theory, yes it's better to be outside and doing physical activity than sitting around inside. But it's a catch-22 for a pathetic loser like me. Stay inside, do absolutely nothing and feel like shit. Go outside alone, yeah it's nice to do shit but then constantly reminded of how alone you are, how everyone has family/friends/kids to enjoy the outdoors with, and you're only out there because you're forcing yourself to be.
>>1999794just b urself, it works for me
>>1999701So stop somewhere while you're out on the bike. More often than not, if I've made the point of giving myself a destination, whether it's somewhere to eat lunch or something, I've ended up interacting with atleast one person.
>>1999809this is true. not having a destination at all and just going out to bike aimlessly, of course youre not gonna do anything
biking for 2-5 hours is fun
>>1999794Seriously dude, don't underestimate how much better it is to just go outside vs fester inside when you're in a slump. Yea you're a loser who will never amount to anything and your ghey, but you at least went outside and participated in your hobby.When you're at the bottom you just gotta take steps to get up out. You can't just color everything you do as bad because you hate yourself. I mean you can if you want, but you'll just keep feeling like shit.
>plan all day for a 50km ride>perfect weather immediately turns to shit clouds and thunder the moment I step off from workI am upset
>>1999957Why care ? Don't you commute ? How about commuting ? You'll realise that no weather is going to stop you. Being a cunt does.
>>1999957If you're just going for a recreational ride the only excuse is freezing rain. Don't be a pussy
>>1999794i did the same thing and felt the same way once, it was peak summer. i did eventually get some friends. its not over until its over
>>1999957Short loop ride nearby. Means you can book it home quickly and still get some training/fun in.
You guys should consider racing. (Or randonneuring, organized century/double century, touring with a purpose, triathlon, etc.). Gives you a purpose for your rides, you clearly have the time to put in a lot of training hours ("it's a blue-collar sport, you gotta put in the miles"--quoted in Joe Friel's book), getting faster is fun, and hey, you might make some friends.
>>2000017Racing sounds like a hell of a lot of fun but after breaking my collar bone in a crash that wasn't even from racing I'm not eager to rush into a new hobby that's going to make my life miserable for 3-4 months if I make a tiny mistake.
>>1999988Freezing rain is a lot better than a thunderstorm
>>2000026Hard disagree, what are the actual odds you get struck?
>>2000000
>>1999722Lol
>>2000000Checked
>>2000019I reckon the added risk from racing is fairly small as long as you're not doing crits or shreddy MTB, but everyone's got a different tolerance for these sorts of things. There's always Zwift.
>>2000066>I reckon the added risk from racing is fairly smallEvery "real cyclist" I've spoken to acts like crashes from racing are pretty much routine and from just watching non-competitive group rides, or temporarily getting sucked into a pack of wild roadies when out for my weekend "don't think about sudoku for a while" cope rides, it seems impossible that people could ride that close competitively and not have frequent crashes, the average cruising speed for those people is like my max sprint speed where I'm on full alert for the tiniest rock that will kill me let alone a pothole and they do it without even being able to see the road>There's always Zwift.I'd rather get run over by a dump truck
>>1999701keep going anon. just keep riding i was an autistic neet loser for years, only had bicycles, i did those 2 hour aimless rides almost every day, and the occasional eye contact with strangers almost made it impossible for me to even do that. I would be constantly comparing myself. the bike riding kept me sane and healthy though, it's an incredible thing to have in your life. I think some people actually respect it, but many people will ALWAYS view you as an autistic retard just for cycling around, so don't feel too bad if that's the impression you think others have of you, because they'd have it anyway. Now i have a job, i've slept with a few girls who i invited for bike rides, and I have the ability to ride with other people, i still go back, and my favorite thing is still just those aimless rides by myself in the city. Doing this is a bedrock which you will have your whole life. It's not better with other people. Your life, generally, would be, but going for a bike ride for no real reason by yourself on a beautiful day is peak living. Most people don't have something in their lives like that. Most people do not spend their free time in such a good way, and do not have an easy context to go outside and enjoy the world. You are actually able to do something which is more fun and healthy than most people have in their lives. Also posting on /n/ is better than scrolling insta or facebook.
>>1999982>>1999988Yeah, no. I don't mind freezing temperatures, I'll even ride in terrible wind but rain kills all the fun out of things. It gets in your eyes constantly, you cant see shit. Fuck no.
>>2000240Luckily here it rains so infrequently I enjoy it. Well, as long as it's not a downpour.
For the last month I got into cycling more regularly and went from what my usual quick ride (20km) to longer route that is 35km and yesterday did 50km for the first time. Got proper tired near the end and learned a few things. 0.5l bottles are useless, for shorter rides you don't even need them, and something like 50km I already emptied it near the end and I rode in the very late afternoon. If this was 100 degree afternoon ride I would've emptied it way faster. Need a new bottle now. And second, since I went a bit further than usually, I put on a small saddle bag with a spare tube and attached the pump to the frame. I don't perceive it as much weight but I could feel how slower I was than the day before. I didn't expect that to make a difference at all.Trucks are scary. Will rest today and do it again tomorrow. Solo cycling is fun OP don't give up. It's very difficult to be actively depressed in the moment when you are riding in countryside.
>>2000260I have places I stop to refill my bottles. Also, many road bikes from the 80's till now have 2 water bottle cage locations, some modern bikes have 3.
>>1999701>>>/asp/
>>1999701This is why I basically stopped cycling, excluding some late night rides. It only reminds me of how alone and miserable I am, while everyone else out there is with someone, doing something, smiling, laughing, having their shit together
I often take the route along the river shore in the summer. Lots of bikini girls laying around.I haven't crashed in a long time but if I do I'm sure it's bc staring at some chick.>>2000000holy checkerino
>>2000030I've had several close calls with logs and branches on paths and roads. Thunderstorms usually happen when its already dark outside
>>2000240>It gets in your eyes constantly, you cant see shit.I'm not here to tell you how to live, but a cycling cap helps a lot with this.
>>2000284Man how retarded are you? The question was freezing rain vs thunderstorm not thunderstorm at night.. obviously if it's fucking nighttime and thunderstorming you could stay in>>2000240Cap or glasses helps with this. I love riding in warm spring rain
>>2000277Exactly. Probably some sort of mental illness to not be able to do anything without comparing yourself to others or seeing anyone else as a monument to your failures as a person but I’m incapable of not doing it. It’s even the same as taking the subway to my shitty job. I just see all the other people riding and know how much happier and more successful they are than me
>>2000321most people are miserable man
>>1999701>goes on an aimless 20-25 mile bike rideBeats shit-posting on 4Chan.
>>2000000Yummy numbers
>>2000067lots of people crash on some occasion in their time with the sport, but that's very different than frequent disabling crashes (and lots of non-racers wh ride a lot crash at some point as well.). anyway, as I say, there are lots of disciplines besides mass-start road racing.
This is exactly why I bike:1. In areas where few people come2. At nightI'm looking for a new apartment and everyone goes like "anon why you want an apartment on the outskirts of the city, you have money to get something much closer to the centre" but they fail to understand that people make me feel suicidal and being able to get out of the civilization within a few minutes is the most important factor for me.
>>2000750Fuck this shit, with this post I remove the bad luck brought by this shitty comic strip, whoever reads this (including me) all your ride will be safe and happy enjoy
>>1999701>faggot thinks its ok to lean himself and his cuckcycle against someone elses vehiclethis is why normal people hate you
>>2000768Watterson loves bicycles look at the detail he put into the first panelIt's self deprecating humor
>>1999794jesus you're pathetic lmao
>>2000750Hol upA nigga got a hip pack/lumbar pack... in 1995? Sus
>>2000925guess how I know you were born in the 2010s
>>2000925Breh what? The whole meme around Fanny packs in 2023 is that they're old school
>>2000000of course a bike get in /n/, wasted
As someone who has a family and all that shitI fantasize about just going for a bike ride to get away from it all
>>1999702Based
>>2001085You're a fucking waste, you pratt. A waste of cum, a waste of an egg, a waste of oxygen etc etc.
>>2000510Cope. Most people have friends, even your typical "losers". They go out, they know what's happening in the city, they have hobbies, they talk, they laugh, they interact with others, they are happy for at least a decent part of their day
>that feel when you take a break at a random village store or gas station and pig out on sugary stuff to recharge
>>2001371>unironic live laugh loveamazing, I thought it only existed in memes
>>2001441hell yeah brother, coke and a snickers just like chris horner says
>>2001443Just sad, man
>>2000000Clean luv me small loop in town
Evening 35km around the town done, even managed to finally conquer the hilltop at the end without jacking it in and getting of the bike.
>>1999794I've had this experience with walking. There's nothing wrong with you. Unfortunately, the only solution I found that worked was making a female friend, and if you could do that at will, you wouldn't be in this situation. But hang out with the friends you do have and you might meet one, even if your current friends are worthless alcoholic parasites.
>>2000122>Go to a comfy warm gym>Hang out with randos with no fear of punctures or getting slightly cold or not making it home on timeIt's nuts how people act like going to the gym is so hard. Oh yeah you got yourself out on a 2 hour ride? Reward: Pain and suffering. Yeah no shit that's more interesting to others."Oh what'd you see at the gym?" "a bunch of women power walking in thongs". Nigga i go out at 5am and see pheasants and deer and hungover teens.
>>200137170% of people you come across in real life don't go to american websites. 98% of those people never post online. They only care about their immediate world and adjust their desires as such.Imagine coming home and not having to browse 4chan or even turning on your pc. What are you gonna do? Guess 90 minutes of biking isn't out of order. Shower, shave, cook, sit down at 6pm and look out the balcony.Oh wait nah, GOON DICK PLAY GAMES DOOMPOST
>>2000756I still enjoy this sensation
>>2002569man fuck gyms. even if I'm gonna lift I'd rather do it in my back yard or garage. if I wanna see t&a i'll go to hong kong.
>>1999701At least you are moving and/out/ in stead of installing gentoo. Keep up the good work and ignore normies
>>2002570most people spend their spare time on facebook or insta or tiktok on their phone which is just as bad as posting here, if not worse.
>>2002661I post on 4chan from my phone while riding, what now
>>2004809on yer left
>>2004812*swerves* whoa! bit close there pal!
>>2004814Whoa mamashifts down twice, sprints.gives the "look" backheh, gottem
>>2004812>on yer left
>>2004816>she doesn't shift up to sprintstay torqueless, leglet
>>1999701oh look it's another fatass faggot OP with nothing better to do on a Saturday night than make low-hanging fruit troll-posts on the slowest board on 4chan.>tldr no gf
As a husband and father, and as a manager responsible for more than 140 people there's nothing better than being able to jump on my bike and just ride for a few hours. All men enjoy some solitude from time to time, it's necessary, combining that with good exercise and fresh air is something everyone should do.The sense of freedom is real, jumping in the car or on the motorbike is also fun, and of course motorized transport gives you more options in terms of range, but only on a bike can you literally go anywhere you want.
>>2000122>Forks on backwards
Why would you choose to ride through town anyway? Go out into the countryside and deal with dog walkers getting in your way and avoiding turds every two feet. At least you can direct your hate towards them instead of yourself.
>>1999701Cycling can get boring too. I remember the times when I (and everybody around..) was smiling like an idiot just cranking those pedals (daddy joke: you recognize a cyclist by mosquitos on his teeth), now it's kinda chore.
>>2004850This posts reads like an AI generated facsimile of a male who enjoys alimentary products derived from pulses of the glycine max plant
>>2004876could've just said faggot
>just happened to me againhaha gee, beautiful weekend in the 80s and just to not sit in my room i biked around aimlessly again for a few hours. kill me,
>>2004809>>2004812>>2004814>>2004816Literally happened to me today, was that you who snuck up behind me and saw me scrolling on the climb? It's common courtesy to let your hubs ratchet or something, are you rude or just on onyx hubs?
>>2004936why not find an objective that's challenging but attainable for you and train for it?
>>2004936You are literally coping, but in a healthy way. Don't beat yourself up so much. You'll look back on the day glad you at least got out vs hiding inside.
>>1999701Damn, are you me? This has been my life every single day for the past 15 years. Autistic and on the dole in the UK. Every day I wake up at 11am-1pm, go on some pointless bike ride until 4-5pm then spend the rest of the day playing video games. Strangely I am still fat.
>>2001443Why does Britney Spears look middle aged in this?
>>2005228Ride further and harder.If you want lift some weights too, helps when standing and keeps you feeling good.
>>1999701>why are you having your definition of fun?!you can have socializing and me-time however you want and can manage, adults get to make that decision
>>1999701Relax man you just described the entire lives of the last remaining good spee thread.
Have you seen the one story posted on Flickr how in 1997 a Florida man decided to go to Alaska on a bicycle? It sounded cool.
>>2005307huh?>>2005409based, link?
>>2005409He posted a bunch of stuff on Flickr; for the full version of his actual journal entries you'll have to use Archive.org. It looks interesting, a lot of camping out and diving deep into parts of America that were dying out by 1997.https://www.flickr.com/photos/worldwidewandering/338099790/
Sorry, >>2005462 was meant for >>2005412
>>2005369what do you mean?
>>2005462sick, thanks
>>2005508>>>/sp/142095207
>>1999701Train for a century and start doing randonneur events, you might even make a friend you sad piece of shit
>>1999701I would actually really enjoy that. Maybe get over yourself or take the pinkpill if you want to be a bitch>>1999702Based
>>2005586sensible chuckle>>2005587that's what I'm saying senpai, these guys could be racking 25hr weeks and crushing transiberica or pbp or california triple crown or whatever but instead they're sadpoasting on /n/
>>1999702Cringe sour grapes cope
>>2005228Wake up at 6am and ride. Get an off the books job for ca$h and double collect.
>>1999701https://rusa.org/pages/new-member-guide here, put that effort toward a purpose
>beautiful sunday afternoon>about to do this AGAIN because AGAIN i have no one to do shit with please christ let a car obliterate me from behind so i die without knowing it happens.
>>1999701I feel nothing.
>>1999701You're clearly not a cyclist and have no business even being on a bike if that's your attitude.Sell your bike on craigslist and go be a couch potato, nobody cares about you.
>>2007468counterpoint: op is based and you suck
>>2007425I find pain solves that issue. So reach for it, pedal hard, harder then last time.Fast, and feel the pain of your desire for food(if you are fat).Hit the gym. Embrace the volcanic eruption that is your muscles in a deep set of calves or forearms.
Today was tiktok hell. I don't know where they all came from but I swear it was nothing but chads and stacies wearing matching designer jerseys and bibs on bikes that look like they've never been ridden before. I got stuck in a group with a bunch of fucking normies going - I kid you not - "WHEEEEE" for the camera. They literally went "WHEEEE" while pretending to have a great time, on several takes. The entire cycling industry needs to go out of business.
>>2008475>he can"t "drope the hammer" and WHEE past them.....
>>2008475hey chad there is some fucking creep behind us looking at my bum
>>2008475check your race-ism, Fred, those dentists and models keep the industry alive. Without them, bicycle technology wouldn't have progressed further than 90s rigid mountain bikes with slicks
>>2008491This may be a reach but I tend towards the opinion that if you're young looking, fit, riding a spotless top of the line new bike, and filming a group ride with a bunch of other young looking, fit, riding spotless top of the line new bikes, and all in spotless, identical matching jerseys and bibs, on a sunny day in a photogenic location and performatively "having a great time" for the camera, there is a roughly 99.9% chance that you ARE the bicycle industry, and are the one being kept alive by people like me, a fred. And I for one change my mind and would like to do a chargeback on all the fancy shit I've bought in the last ten years.
>>2008491>Without them, bicycle technology wouldn't have progressed further than 90s rigid mountain bikes with slicksImplying that would have been a bad thing.
>>2008491Instagram cyclists are a very recent thing. Whenever I see expensive bikes it's usually solo riders too
>>2008475>average unracer day outlmao your head is a condominium for people to live rent free
>>2008491>Without them, bicycle technology wouldn't have progressed further than 90s rigid mountain bikes with slicksoh no, that sounds terrible>>2008476this desu, what is anon even doing with all that training time
ITT>people loathing themselves for enjoying themselves>people loathing themselves for not enjoying themselves>people loathing everyone else for enjoying themselves
>>2008515good summary of 4chan tbqhfam
>>1999701 >its another anon has to make time from his work, side-hobby, browsing internet addiction, newborn, wife, to-do-list, laziness, boredom; to escape and do the 2hrs/day planned training session for bicycling with a main goal to lose weight (did it before without any of the above and it was much more fun and relaxed and easy :( all before the gnawing of time robs away all physical ability unto frailty and disability each passing day while desperately trying to find deeper satisfaction in an anti-social existence)
>>2008515>pretending to enjoy yourself for your instagram followers = enjoying yourself
>>2000756Riding up the final hill to home, ever so slowly pedaling standing up in a high gear, pedaling with full ankle range of motion to slightly stretch tired legs. Riding forest trails with light and shadows playing everywhere, feeling the cool forest air pass by your sweaty face, the ever so slightly moist road being smoother than asphalt roads.Finding new barely used section of gravel road that is almost 10km, and links nicely to other grave roads and forest trails.Feels good.
Anon people ride bikes because they are fun. Your over thinking
>>1999794You need a therapist dude
I bike for 10-15 miles every day, problem is that everyone assumes that an adult on a bike is an alcoholic who had their drivers license suspended. Small town life.
>>2010847That's why you need to either wear pas normal studios and ride a $6000 fred sled made by sir velo or wear iron heart workwear and ride a $6000 replica of a $200 dutch piece of shit made by whoever rivendell hasn't burned bridges with yet. It's ok to be slow or fast, just don't be poor
>>2010847imagine not wearing the bad boy image by riding a cruiser with beer in hand, better than lookling like a lycrafag or unracer
>>2010926The duality of cycling. Or ride with full mtb gear and pretend you’re always on the way to the trail head.
>>1999701I don't get it, the first part of this post sounds based as hell and like an ideal day for me, what's the mopey shit in the second sentence? I do pretty much everything for leisure and recreation alone but I've never really felt "lonely" for it.
When I buzz grannies on the MUP in full lycra I feel like a genuine autistic asshole, but other than that I try to enjoy my rides. My hate for normies is strong, but I use my bitter antisocial feelings as fuel.I don’t think I can ride slow anymore.
>>1999701>he rides his bike around other peopledisgusting casual, dropped
>>2010845The rapists don't solve anything, they just take your money and write down your darkest secrets in an unpatched server that will end up all over the internet like vastaamo
>>2008515Every hobby ever
3 day weekend is coming
>>2008627Anon failed to take heed of the inherent wisdom in this immortal image macro. He could have been fast, he could have been a contender.
>>2004857>manitou forks
>>1999701whats weird about going for a bike ride for fun? thats like literally one of the most normal weekend activities
>>2017855It used to be ok but now thanks to the normieficiation of cycling there are no more single cyclists, it's all groups, couples, clubs, couples, couples, couples, couples, couples. They look at you like you're a sex offender if you stop at your usual weekend spots alone. There is an unofficial no singles policy now with bike stuff and soon it will be official
If you think your bedroom is the real world you have it backwards
>>2018130As opposed to FFXIV?
>>1999701Yes and I have no regrets
>>1999702Unfathomability BASE
>>2017921I ride by myself like always and see more singles than couples and groups. must be where you live. or, more likely, this is completely in your head. even if there's more couples where you live, they absolutely do not care about you one way or the other. it's just paranoia . go out and have some fun, quit listening to the voices
>>2020311They definitely do, they look at people like me and think "I wish there was a no-singles rule on this route"
for me it's life not going anywhere while i ride the same roads year after year
>>2017921>couples, clubs, couples, couples, couples, couples, couples.this probably won't make you feel any better, but coupled cyclists are pretty much universally envious of single people for having more time to ride and not having to setup rides around the demands of their partner. Especially people with children. Their dream is basically to be alone and have no job.
>>2017921and there are dozens of group rides in any city, filled primarily with dorks or boomers. Joining one of those as an autist is not hard. I mean, i know that doing anything is probably hard for you but on a scale of how hard, it's not hard, it's barely beyond 'buying something from a shop'. And you can literally just ride away from them and never see/talk to them again if you freak out.
>>1999982Unless you got a snow bike you shouldn't be biking in the rain because it damages the bike.>>2000017Once I get good enough (100 miles, right now I'm 40) I plan to join a distance biking group. I hate races on a bike because I don't trust my bike/road/God to not screw me over on the road, so I leisurely bike a long distance instead. If I was a runner I would join races, however.
>>2024430I know it's a shitpost about generative Al but do people actually wash their bikes, like after every ride? Every time I'm in the shop I get a comment about how filthy my bike is, like they normally don't see my level of filth. I wipe it down at least once every 2 weeks. Sometimes even once a week. It happened again today and I had literally just wiped it down with rags less than 100 miles ago. And I'm riding on paved roads. Do people with cars wash their cars after every drive? Am I such a slob? No, it is the mechanics who are wrong! On that note what's up with "bike cleaning solution"? Do people actually buy this shit? Are the bike shop guys just trying to get me to buy $15/liter bike wash solution?I don't know any other "bike people" because I'm a weird loner so I need to ask 4chan, the most objective source of truth. Tell me the truth am I a slob? Do people look at me in horror when I ride by?
>>2024469I just use dish soap in a bucket of hot water If you're giving it to the shop for work then clean it first is all. Makes it nicer to work on so they'll do a better job / charge you less.
>>2024469depends on where you live i guess, i know people who never clean a bike for it's entire lifespan. as long as it's not covered in filth the wrench monkeys shouldn't complain
>>2024470If I know I'm going to the shop then of course I'll stop and clean first but usually my shop visits are emergencies. Got run over by a cager. Cable snapped. Things like that. Like if I go to my doctor for my annual grab the nuts and cough I'll shower and scrub every last crack but if I need to go to the ER I'm not stopping to take a bath first.
>>2024474fair
>>2024469I like to inspect my tires for any debris.That's it.
>>2024469Oh, and for cleaning I tend to do it before a monthly meetup if my bike is really dirty, or I am wrenching on it.I use whatever cleaner I have nearby. Sometimes purple power, big orange, simple green, dish soap, etc.
