So when you go out....
Posted: 27 Aug 2019, 13:42
On your bike do you go for destination or the ride?
Eg when I planned out the Scotland part of my trip away, I spent days looking at roads on Google maps, asking you guys, watching youtube videos and even just general chit chat on Google to see what roads were going to be good. The spots where we stopped were random and I tried my best to get the best roads, which to be fair I did do.
We were out all day long on the bikes. Not starting early but getting back late. Plenty of stops, plenty of pics, plenty of smiles and memories that will last a life time. This is generally how I plan my rides anyway, ok I may have a final destination but how I get there is the fun part, I'll try my best to find the fun roads. I do agree that some roads don't have to be fast to be fun, some you can just take in the scenery eg The New Forest is basically all 40MPH, but the scenery is lovely.
Yesterday we saw a load of horses galloping at a cross roads where walkers and families just stood and watched. We had to wait for all of them to pass us before moving off. We even saw 2 cows sitting underneath a bridge sheltering from the sun! Sights like this we don't see everyday
But others plan their rides differently, they want to go to a certain place and it doesn't matter to them how they get there. Whether it be dual carriages, through towns, crawling at 30 or 40 MPH or even Motorways, as long as they get there it doesn't matter.
Again yesterday our final destination was Poole, and I'll be honest it was a crap ride. The New Forest was lovely but other than that pretty horrid. 30s, 40s, traffic, but we got to Poole. My cooling fan was going mad and my bollocks were so sweaty I could of made myself a drink! It was more of a destination ride rather than a how are we going to get there ride! Our original plan was AV8 Cafe in the Cotswolds and I had planned a little ride there but this changed the night before because the weather was hot and thought the coast would be good shout
So what type of rider are you? Do you mind being out all day but knowing you were having fun. Do you prefer to be out by a certain time and back by a certain time regardless of what roads you take to make that time? Have your thought process changed since having families or age related, maybe since commuting on bike to and from work, has that had an effect on your lust for biking on a nice sunny free day or possibly even bike related, out on a certain type of bike eg your Cafe racer so out for only a couple of hours but when out on the sports bike it's a all day thing? Etc etc.
Just making me think about peoples thought processes when swinging your leg over your pride and joy and even the build up to a ride out
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Eg when I planned out the Scotland part of my trip away, I spent days looking at roads on Google maps, asking you guys, watching youtube videos and even just general chit chat on Google to see what roads were going to be good. The spots where we stopped were random and I tried my best to get the best roads, which to be fair I did do.
We were out all day long on the bikes. Not starting early but getting back late. Plenty of stops, plenty of pics, plenty of smiles and memories that will last a life time. This is generally how I plan my rides anyway, ok I may have a final destination but how I get there is the fun part, I'll try my best to find the fun roads. I do agree that some roads don't have to be fast to be fun, some you can just take in the scenery eg The New Forest is basically all 40MPH, but the scenery is lovely.
Yesterday we saw a load of horses galloping at a cross roads where walkers and families just stood and watched. We had to wait for all of them to pass us before moving off. We even saw 2 cows sitting underneath a bridge sheltering from the sun! Sights like this we don't see everyday
But others plan their rides differently, they want to go to a certain place and it doesn't matter to them how they get there. Whether it be dual carriages, through towns, crawling at 30 or 40 MPH or even Motorways, as long as they get there it doesn't matter.
Again yesterday our final destination was Poole, and I'll be honest it was a crap ride. The New Forest was lovely but other than that pretty horrid. 30s, 40s, traffic, but we got to Poole. My cooling fan was going mad and my bollocks were so sweaty I could of made myself a drink! It was more of a destination ride rather than a how are we going to get there ride! Our original plan was AV8 Cafe in the Cotswolds and I had planned a little ride there but this changed the night before because the weather was hot and thought the coast would be good shout
So what type of rider are you? Do you mind being out all day but knowing you were having fun. Do you prefer to be out by a certain time and back by a certain time regardless of what roads you take to make that time? Have your thought process changed since having families or age related, maybe since commuting on bike to and from work, has that had an effect on your lust for biking on a nice sunny free day or possibly even bike related, out on a certain type of bike eg your Cafe racer so out for only a couple of hours but when out on the sports bike it's a all day thing? Etc etc.
Just making me think about peoples thought processes when swinging your leg over your pride and joy and even the build up to a ride out
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