How the ride feels

[wysper]

Does anyone else experience this or is it just me?

Clearly its not just you. I get this too. Some days I just turn around and come back home.

/rhythm/

yep. thats it for me. If you aren't is sync or rhythm then for me it is all custard.

Nah I think it happens to every one, especially if you do not ride regularly!!

I ride practically every day (commute) and even on some of those rides, same roads, same time of day and same weather... it just doesnt feel right.. I corner poorly, misread traffic flow etc... some days I just have brain fade... dangerous days those.

[ViragoVixen]

Phew - what a relief! I have the same prob. Some days its like I was born to ride and others ...well they're just frustrating. It's lucky the lid can't respond to my outbursts.

[mattian]

totally understand where your coming from. My favourite part of my day is riding to work in the morning....... The traffics heavy but, I'm sharp and extra focused on potential hazards, its kind of nerve wracking at times but, thats part of the enjoyment factor. On the other hand, my ride home in the afternoon when I am tired usually ends up with me getting worked up about something silly that I normally wouldn't get upset about, and done some stupid shit just because somebody pissed me off, You can never underestimate that fatigue factor and learning to recognise it has to be a good thing.

[trump-lady]

I have this too. I always think of it like surfing. Surfers have shit days, shit conditions, get cold but they still go out and surf. Why? Cause like us its the one wave that keeps em coming back. For us its that ride where everythings in sync. Cant possibly have this every ride cause then it would just be normal. I think we all strive for that perfect ride and that is what keeps us riding.

I think prob multiple things trigger a "bad unsynced ride" I always ride to how Im feeling, if Im uncomfortable, slow and steady. People who ride with me will be able to tell how Im feeling by how Im riding. I can never tell if it will be bad before I get on the bike but can feel it very quickly after 1 minute.

I have been known to turn around and go home also if its really bad.

Heres another one, at times like this I also find myself thinking about coming off. This never happens when Im in sync.

[bezajel]

totally understand where your coming from. My favourite part of my day is riding to work in the morning....... The traffics heavy but, I'm sharp and extra focused on potential hazards, its kind of nerve wracking at times but, thats part of the enjoyment factor. On the other hand, my ride home in the afternoon when I am tired usually ends up with me getting worked up about something silly that I normally wouldn't get upset about, and done some stupid shit just because somebody pissed me off, You can never underestimate that fatigue factor and learning to recognise it has to be a good thing.

Heh, I'm the opposite, much more likely to have poor concentration in the morning, whereas in the afternoon I'm more awake (though, the traffic's worse).

Some rides I just don't click, and have to keep reminding myself to pay attention, and catch when I start to drift off. Mornings argh!

[mattian]

Heh, I'm the opposite, much more likely to have poor concentration in the morning, whereas in the afternoon I'm more awake (though, the traffic's worse).

Some rides I just don't click, and have to keep reminding myself to pay attention, and catch when I start to drift off. Mornings argh!

Yeah, its a bit of a dilema when you have to commute on your bike everyday because you have no other choice. When you feel edgy and feel like under any other circumstance you probably wouldn't go out for a ride is the time when you have to tell yourself to be extra vigilent...... even more so than usual.

[bezajel]

I guess I do have another choice... catch a bus!

It's just a bad choice.......... !

[Mikkel]

I usually need to warm up a bit in the mornings - takes a couple of minutes before I gel with the bike. How well I manage to gel with the bike varies quite a bit though...

[Dean]

I find when i dont ride for like a week or longer i hop on my bike and feel a bit nervous and ride appauling,it takes a while for me to get back in my mojo/rhythm.But these times its actually good for me and maybe good for you other riders because when you have these shit days it should only strive you to make your skills more better, to strive for that perfect ride

[sunhuntin]

yep, get that every now and then. sometimes, a bad feeling ride usually is a hint that some bint is gonna try and kill me. i talk myself into slowing down or stopping whatever bad habit behaviour im doing.

on a side note, does anyone notice different wind temps? when i was riding home from grubs farewell, i kept noticing chills in the wind, like what you get when riding near water, but this was all country, hills etc and no water to speak of. it was really weird as ive never had that before.