I never feel as peaceful as the moments when I'm cycling

But we can apply the zen moments to every minute of our day by being aware of every moment. How free would we feel if we could let go of our aversions, greed, anger, fears..

Imagine starting a thread "I am always peaceful".

Nice thread Velocio.

ALERT ALERT fucking even bigger hippy than hippy

what did i say about trusting them?

fucking stoners.

NB these moments are not always obtained, and some of my greatest frustration is when i cannot find the flow state zone

DJ, that's the secret: treat all the moments of your life with equanimity. Learn to observe what is going on. Stop running away from the things that you dislike and try to hold on to the things that you like. Things arise continuously and pass away.

Sorry guys, I am going to retire, I've become a full on Buddhist.

i have been known to shout "i fucking love cycling" as i bomb around town

Class! I fucking love you, man.

This thread is woven from a warp of Win and a weft of Pure Love. It's not a hippy thread, it's what keeps this forum ticking, the ability to start a slightly stoner bonkers-sounding thread and get a whole load of soppy replies without a hint of ridicule.

My ride was a joy this morning too! Actually I rather dug the rain yesterday as well.

Peace.

ALERT ALERT fucking even bigger hippy than hippy
what did i say about trusting them?

hippy's not a hippie.. he's a completely tired and defeated office-bound slag too 'ooh bunny to chase' to take in the scenery and stuff. Lower gearing just = higher hr when chasing down rabbits..

i was thinking how much i enjoy the resistance of the wind today, makes me work harder and it feels wonderful

all i need to do is turn my journey to and from work into an uphill ride and i will be even happier. who is good with hydraulics here? am sure a couple of big pumps at Kew and Piccadilly are all i need.

I get the same feeling on my snowboard sometimes, I remember when I hit this one really nice long powder run in Austria..., it was pretty much one whole side of this mountain from top to bottom, not super hardcore or anything but a nice long run, probably comparable to a Red on the piste I guess.
It was just perfect, untracked perfect snow, perfect sunshine, perfect line, boosting little bumps as I hit them....nothing but me and the sound of my board cutting through the snow.
It felt like an eternity of bliss and ecstacy hitting me all at once, everything seemed to go in slow motion..... I got to the bottom and met my mate in the bar with a shell-shocked look of awe and amazement on my face, he said:

"So it was good then"

"Amazing....just amazing"

Dumbfounded with joy covered in powder spray from head to toe, those were about all the words I could manage before I tucked into my pizza and lunchtime beer, happy times :)

when we hit the transcendent moments words often fail to describe it

the limitations of language to map our experience become really apparent, the utter joy and sensory experience can be alluded to but like describing a painting it is not the same as actually experiencing the aesthetic moment

fuck that shit, who wants a line?

James, no-one here honestly believes you have zen moments when you're cycling. You've left far too many threads and posts behind revealing the pure hatred and rage that you clad yourself in when you cycle. It's different when you're mellow of course, but cycling and you? Mellow doesn't come to mind ;)

I feel sorry for non-cyclists. Shit job. Bad commute. Crap TV. Bed.

There are days where cycling is the best thing about the day. Apart from a snuggle with the wife of course.

DJ is a Fakenzenger...

@ James, that is the reason I never listen to my iPod whilst riding, coz all I want to hear is the wind and sound of my board. Been there so many times, plus being in those stunning surroundings helps with the zen.

That being said, I'm going for a ride now coz it looks gorgeous outside! :)

mardy? where are you from? Don't hear that word much anymore
It's a northern thing (Yorkshire), despite living in the south for 9 years I hadn't realised that the word was out of common usage down here.

http://www.ugoto.com/blog_61760.html
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mardy

There is no finer combination of words to describe a miserable sod than, "Mardy Bugger".

mardy bastard works too

James, no-one here honestly believes you have zen moments when you're cycling. You've left far too many threads and posts behind revealing the pure hatred and rage that you clad yourself in when you cycle. It's different when you're mellow of course, but cycling and you? Mellow doesn't come to mind ;)

Its the Lycra....it has that effect on me.

James, no-one here honestly believes you have zen moments when you're cycling. You've left far too many threads and posts behind revealing the pure hatred and rage that you clad yourself in when you cycle. It's different when you're mellow of course, but cycling and you? Mellow doesn't come to mind ;)

To be fair, I have noticed less and less of the agro type of threads since DJ undertook the training. Similarly, I have been involved in pretty much zero aggro since I changed my riding style slightly

Ohh which James were you talking about. I guess it could refer to both :)

Mardy cunt wins...

mardy cunt wins...

+500.63692

I feel peaceful when cycling in the countryside, but I'm constantly adrenaline fuelled in the city.
I think I need to calm down most days.
If I rode today, someone would get full shrift of my anger, which would be bad.
I'm going to take it out whilst cleaning the house.

To be fair, I have noticed less and less of the agro type of threads since DJ undertook the training. Similarly, I have been involved in pretty much zero aggro since I changed my riding style slightly

That's great to hear, feller. Let us know how you get on. I have been really trying hard to not get grumpy at dodgy manoevres. I did do the old slow down at a narrowing thing in front of someone this morning, who had just pulled out all silly right in front of me. No anger really surfaced.

What training, dj?

Mardy cunt wins...

How about 'Mardy b*as*tard' (< has to be said with a northern inflection), possibly somehow including the word 'shite' in close proximity.

How about 'Mardy b*as*tard' (< has to be said with a northern inflection), possibly somehow including the word 'shite' in close proximity.
That's a repost of Dancing James' comment, duck.