Variety... The Spice Of Life

Ok, I admit it ... though shamefully ... that somedays it takes a little kick in the butt to get me on my bike. Riding seven days a week and commuting to work by bike, you cover a lot of ground. Once I'm on my bike I'm great. I've never come home from a ride and said "Geez that sucked!"

Even rides on cold, rainy days come out great. Its just that motivation to get out the door. That and the 'destination' dilemma. I always look forward to riding I guess, I just don't so much look forward to where I'm going.

So I've turned to variety. First, is the bikes... a road bike, commuter bike, fixie 29er, and two singlespeeds. Second, is pavement, singletrack, forest service roads, or a mixture of two or three of the above. Third and last, is mixing long loops with destination type rides, like riding to Sisters (25 miles of mixed surface) for lunch and then back a different way, or even more utilitarian errand type rides around town.

Mix 'em all up and you find yourself anxiously awaiting the next day because its been so long since you've done a road bike / pavement & dirt road / destination ride (or some sort of mixture not done recently).