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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Back-of-beyond, Kootenays, BC
Posts: 750
Bikes: Specialized Roubaix Exp ert Road and Specialized Stump Jumper FS Mountain; De Vinci Caribou touring, Intense Tracer T275c, Cramerotti, Specialized Allez, Condor
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I ride for fun and fitness. Sometimes speed is fun but it isn’t a goal on its own for me. I often enjoy the long uphills (where I’m focussed mostly on fitness) more than the downhills where speed comes easy. Long flat stretches where I hit a Zen rhythm are great. I don’t really care about the speed but I like to push myself for the fitness aspect.
I think Strava is one of the biggest joy killers of all time, but some people have to compete.