Originally Posted by
Eric F
I struggle with the ability to "just ride". The intent might be to take it easy after a hard couple of days, but my years of being a racer-boy programmed my brain to always ride with an intent - always get better. I tend to ride with people who are also riding with a fitness/workout intent. Maybe I need some different friends - LOL.
I'm generally pushing, but there have been rides where I just wanted to see where a road went, obviously decades ago before everything was built up, or riding somewhere out of the area. The shorter repeat rides tend to turn into average speed, even in my old age.
John