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> 2-4hrs on a road bike and I've never found it boring Same here, which is a bit surprising whenever I think about it. Especially since I never listen to music
by sndean 9y ago
> 2-4hrs on a road bike and I've never found it boring
Same here, which is a bit surprising whenever I think about it. Especially since I never listen to music/podcasts/anything, it's always the same place [0], and it's an out-and-back route only. But I hate driving, which seems like a relatively similar activity... no idea.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_%26_Old_Dominion_Railroad_Regional_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_%26_Old_Dominion_Ra...
- abakker 9y agoIf you need even more stimulation, Mountain Biking! With Audibooks! My preferred workout is climb with audiobook, descend with silence, rinse and repeat.
- okreallywtf 9y agoIts funny I have just started biking semi-seriously in the last year and I haven't even gotten to the point where I am even listening to music while I am getting my skills up. Do you listen to books riding singletrack? I find the challenge of singletrack at a reasonable speed (for myself, dog slow for most serious riders) is more than enough to keep me entertained.
- abakker 9y agoNot downhill, definitely. Single track is more than enough. But, uphill, I’m not real quick. A benefit of audiobooks, in my opinion, is that you have less awareness of the passage of time. A nasty habit I have is knowing (memorizing) how Long songs are and measuring my time by how many songs I’ve heard. That makes long climbs on the mountain bike worse, rather than better.
- okreallywtf 9y agoAh, climbs do make sense, that is a situation where music or books would help me too. There aren't too many climbs near where I am so most of what I'm doing is more or less flat with small uphills and downhills.