Thursday Thoughts ~~ Goodness and Plenty

There is a strong social aspect to our sport.  That’s not news.  Many of you are aware of it.  Sometimes the reason for a ride, or a class is more to be with others, to share a common purpose, and have fun doing it.

I ride with, and count as friends, a lot of people.  I think that many of us would not have connected with each other but for the bike.  We come from a terrifically wide range of backgrounds, professions, occupations, and lives.  Our common connection is cycling.

As I write this, I have only recently finished a tough, demanding spin class.  We were together in a room, bikes in trainers.  The routine was demanding.  For many of us, some of the exercises and drills were all but impossible.  And yet, there was a lot of laughter.  It was actually fun.

Imagine that.  Indoor cycling as a fun activity.

Of course, the moment the weather and daylight permit, we will all head outside.  Not one of us really prefers being indoors.  We do this to prepare for the long beautiful days ahead.  Some of us won’t ride together again until next year’s classes.  Shared spin classes.  On some occasions, we will meet and ride the roads.  It will be good.  We will be together, and we will find laughter and joy, in the act of cycling, and in the presence of each of us.

As it is, and as it should be.

Spring is coming.  The road is waiting.