Went out for a ride alone this morning and although I am pro-solitude it would have been good to ride with someone. However, whilst alone with my thoughts it got me thinking as to what goes through my mind and the games I play whilst riding - here are some of them:
1) Avoiding the Garmin Beep of Shame - this is when my Garmin thinks I've stopped and auto pauses - embarrassing when struggling uphill.
2) The "why the fuck did I come this way hill ?" - usually at the end of a ride when you think you've got more left in the tank than you have and all you want to do is get off and walk (usually because of number 1)
3) Maintaining cadence when shifting to another ring at the front - usually done by shifting the front and back mechs simultaneously - great when you shift both the right way
4) Trying to pedal more efficiently - pulling back/up from 5 o'clock, pushing the heels down more, one legged pedaling
5) Is that horse rider an old grufter with a nice arse or a sexy young filly?
6) Leading on from (5) the sex with a stranger fantasy (I'm sweaty and wearing lycra - not going to happen)
7) Where is that rattling coming from ? (usually a loose nut on a valve)
I have more but I am aware that this make me look odd so I'll stop.
