i think it's more than that. i see two major groups, addicts and users. the addicts _must_ ride every day, the ride is a major mental and physical block to the

i think it's more than that. i see two major groups, addicts and users. the addicts _must_ ride every day, the ride is a major mental and physical block to them feeling good. the users ride to burn out anxious energy, it doesn't need to be daily, and you focus on sustainable riding so that your coping mechanism doesn't stop working. i've been in both groups, and tend toward the second now a days. my uncle is in his 60s and his "ideal" day is wake up a 5am, ride till noon, eat one meal, go to bed. his kids recognized this and a few have become users while a few are addicted to it.