I cycle for the same reason - forget the endorphins, they never really did anything for me. When it's just you and the road and the pain, you're free of all of

I cycle for the same reason - forget the endorphins, they never really did anything for me. When it's just you and the road and the pain, you're free of all of it for as long as you can make your legs keep going. I imagine drugs do the same for some people, make them feel invincible or whatever, I don't know, I've never tried them and I have no wish for that kind of destruction in my life. The depression is threat enough to my way of life without compounding the issue. But the bike, the wind in your face and the physical pain of the endurance is an escape from it all for as long as you can keep going.