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delcol · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 6:26 pm

anyone else suffering from the winter blues yet, it's only early november and i'm already peeeeeeeeeeesed off,,,
the weather ooooop north has been crap for the past 9 days, last weeks end was a wash out and windy as hell and today it rained pretty much all day, through the week we had some floods locally... it seems a lifetime ago since i was last out riding, since i got back from whistler beging of oct i only been out once, hell i only cycled to work twice, i normally cycle every night,,
am i becoming soft in my old age or have i just got the winter blues?

i don't mind it being cold i don't mind the mud,, i just don't seem to have the enthusiam i had just a month ago....
is it just me, or is anyone else feeling the blues.....

tomorrow i will mtfu and get out, to beat the dreaded winter blues... Twisted Evil

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robertpb · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 7:07 pm

It's called Initial Effort Syndrome. Wink

Now where's that "Get Out of Crash Free Card"

dave_hill · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 7:13 pm

I don't mind being cold or wet (well actually I'd prefer to be wet than cold, but that's another story), what pisses me off is all the cleaning and tidying up after the event. It takes forever!!

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bigchazrocks · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 7:24 pm

dave_hill · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 7:36 pm

bigchazrocks · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:14 pm

Yeah, I feel the pain of the bottomless-pit for money that bikes can quite quickly, and easily become...

My bikes aren't cheap, and to be fair, I do look after them really. My OCD too...

*runs off to straighten something that isn't quite aligned properly...*

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ride_whenever · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:28 pm

meh, my drivetrain was a little far gone to swap a chain before the leaves turned, but i'm now going to run it into the ground over the winter and stick on new in the spring.

Run full outers and look after bearings makes life more bearable. Also night riding rules, i think i'm going to keep doing it over the summer as well!

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Whytepeak · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:28 pm

I'm feeling Pretty run down at the moment too, though I'll get out tomorrow, even if I have to get up at 8pm Shocked

...so much work to do.

The weather is just unbearable some times - though its alright once you get out in it.

Time to buy some winter tyres and just work towards crimbo... Rolling Eyes

Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1

ride_whenever · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:31 pm

ooooooooo 8am la de daaa....

MTFU

I was up at 5 this morning after 2-3 hours sleep, and i'll be up at 6:30-7am tomorrow.

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Whytepeak · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:36 pm

I was being sarcastic senor...

do you honestly think I'd be seen up before 11pm?

Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1

ride_whenever · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:43 pm

I'm 23!

Hardly senior Razz

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bigchazrocks · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:49 pm

ride_whenever, he said senor, so he may have meant señor... Are you Spanish? Laughing

Also I'm up at the same time as you tomorow, and have had a similar, minimal amount of sleep... Meh, we're all men, just gotta MTFU about it all... Laughing

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Whytepeak · **Posted** Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:49 pm

ride_whenever
Rolling Eyes

I refer you Bob Dylan's 'Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power)'

Laughing

Just looked at tomorrows weather report - grim Sad

- the crudcatchers are going on...

Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:1

Hercule Q · **Posted** Sun Nov 8, 2009 1:48 am

i want to go riding in the rain but my mates appear to be afaid of getting their bikes dirty or riding over wet roots Confused

What a bunch of pansys!

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colintrav · **Posted** Sun Nov 8, 2009 2:31 am

Terry Barker · **Posted** Sun Nov 8, 2009 8:45 am

i'm bi-polar so it can get really Sh*t this time of year, but gotta keep riding and smiling!

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matthew h · **Posted** Sun Nov 8, 2009 8:49 am

going to treat the singlespeed to a service & then wreck it over the winter with night rides after work

Save the Orange for sunday best

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bluechair84 · **Posted** Sun Nov 8, 2009 9:53 am

I packed on the bike lights and went out exploring some new single track on my bill Friday after work.

Got utterly lost in a farmers field.

Wrapped up like I was preparing for a hurricane and defeated the worst of the Yorky weather - and was the only person doing so!

Found a pretty decent new descent spoilt only by my staring at an OS map in the dark to figure out why I was sat in someone's driveway half way down (the owner stood behind a curtain spying on me not reasling I could see him plain as day Cool

)

Absolutely damn well loved it. Winter riding has unique rewards so MTFU!

You're not a real biker until you've sacrificed your blood to the trail goddess.

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NitrousOxide · **Posted** Sun Nov 8, 2009 11:05 am

For anyone clinically undiagnosed, who notice a seaonal pattern to such things as:-

Depression
Erratic sleep/ patterns/ non-refreshed in morning
Anti-social
Poor anxiety/stress management
Carbohydrate cravings
etc. etc.

affecting them typically September-April, you may have Seasonal Affective Disorder...
http://www.lumie.com/forum/

(Lumie are one of the best SAD lightbox manufactors)

delcol · **Posted** Sun Nov 8, 2009 6:19 pm

colin trav. they get paid for it,,, i'm out side 8 hours a night 5 nights a week, in all weathers, why cause it's my job and thats what i get paid to do....

got over it today found some mtfu.. i rediscovered my testicals(balls) was up @ 5am and out for six, went for a play round lee quarry,,, even the rain couldn't put me off as i headed home from the missus to get my bike. i was determined i was going out, and did ..
was it cold. yes
was it wet very
was it muddy yes very.
didi it spoil my fun,, no way.

i got wet muddy cold, went over the bars and even found out how slippery and dangerous wet wood is(north shore..) think prison soap very slippey and very dangerous.
for some unknown reason i thought i would ride over the logs crossing the big pond i was 98% across was just about to hit the other side and my front wheel slid from under me and put me in the knee deep pond.

even this couldn't dampen my spirits,, ( no pun intended)

had an amazing day, no more winter blues just get out on the bike and ride..

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