Meh. You've chosen possibly the most extreme form of training and riding. Of course it's going to suck.
Follow Scoble's lead, buy a 650b tourer, head to Italy, ride the strade bianche, eat all the cheap delicious food, drink all the tasty inexpensive wine, enjoy life, enjoy fleeing along dusty deserted roads in some of the most beautiful scenery around, in a culture that doesn't have an ingrained hatred for people riding bikes.
Meh. You've chosen possibly the most extreme form of training and riding. Of course it's going to suck.
Follow Scoble's lead, buy a 650b tourer, head to Italy, ride the strade bianche, eat all the cheap delicious food, drink all the tasty inexpensive wine, enjoy life, enjoy fleeing along dusty deserted roads in some of the most beautiful scenery around, in a culture that doesn't have an ingrained hatred for people riding bikes.
(then come back to the UK and hate it even more)