Matthew62 Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 It's an age thing to be fair. Once driving, work and lasses get in the way riding becomes a memory. Think the last time I rode was about 4 months ago but still come on here for the lols ect. Don't give up on the bike, just keep hold of it for the day's youfeel like a pedal. Likewise, I haven't been out on the bike in months but it's still sat here waiting for the moment I get 20 minutes to go out on it I'm sick of hearing that. It's always said and honestly it is an excuse. Things don't get in the way, you just don't want to ride as much as you did. If you wanted to ride, you would. I have a full-time job (with a 45min commute each way), I have a girlfriend, I often spend evenings doing additional/freelance/personal work, have a fairly decent social life and still find plenty of time to ride, and that's riding trials regularly, getting road miles in and MTBing regularly. If you love to ride you'll ride. I'm also a keen musician and don't record or write nearly as much as I did at Uni (something that annoys me) and there's no denying all the various parts of life make it difficult to play as much as i'd like but i'll still pick up my guitar everyday and play even if it's just for a short while. My point is if you like something enough, you'll make time for it. Without too much presumption, i'm sure you both spend a bit of time each day chilling out in front of the TV or doing something else to unwind. We all do it as it's easy. Hobbies just require a bit more effort. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 I watch little to no TV at all. I work 7.50 till 5 or later, with a 30 min comute each way depending on whether thr trains are running on time. Maybe Im just not as into it as I was. Id much rather wind down on an evening and relax than go out and ride, and the same can be said on a weekend to an extent. Its not just riding though, as my original post shows. Its a combination of factors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 I'm sick of hearing that. It's always said and honestly it is an excuse. Things don't get in the way, you just don't want to ride as much as you did. If you wanted to ride, you would. It's hardly an excuse. If I wanted to ride really bad, then I could but life does get in the way as you grow up. I have a girlfriend who I've just bought a house with therefore a mortgage to payfor, a full time job with a 30 minute commute each way, I build cabinets and paint various items for people afterhours. If I went riding last night, my customer wouldn't have recieved his items this morning, I wouldn't have been paid for the work and I wouldn't have gotten any further with my kitchen ceiling. If I wanted to go I could have, but as I said life gets in the way and priorities change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 It's hardly an excuse. If I wanted to ride really bad, then I could but life does get in the way as you grow up. I have a girlfriend who I've just bought a house with therefore a mortgage to payfor, a full time job with a 30 minute commute each way, I build cabinets and paint various items for people afterhours. If I went riding last night, my customer wouldn't have recieved his items this morning, I wouldn't have been paid for the work and I wouldn't have gotten any further with my kitchen ceiling. If I wanted to go I could have, but as I said life gets in the way and priorities change. You say all that whilst completely ignoring what I said. From the outline of your life you seem to be in a similar position to myself (albeit with a shorter commute) and I try and find time to ride. It does sound like you're very busy but I do doubt that is your schedule every single day. I'm not a 16 year old living at home, I completely appreciate what goes in to adult life and am forever without time to do all the things I need to and want to but from what I can see the thing that differs is I don't see riding as something life gets in the way of, but that riding is part of my life. By viewing it that way and with it having that importance you always find time, it just becomes part of the schedule. I'm a full-time designer with a long commute so recently I decided to cycle it rather than drive. It's not the most fun cycle in the world but it's 2 hours on the bike a day when I would have been driving. I also do freelance work and projects for bands, friends, self-initiated etc. It's hard trying to balance these whilst wanting to ride so you work it out. Work until 10, ride for an hour, shower, relax for a bit then bed. Then cycle to work the next morning. The bit about girlfriends I've never understood. I live with mine and she knows riding is a part of my life so often at the weekend and some weeknights I won't see much of her....that's normality. Surely your girlfriend has hobbies that keep her occupied on the odd occasion? Try riding then so you're both out of the house at the same time. However, I always think it's good to have some time away from each other, so again never understand why having a GF would be an issue. My point still resides. "If you wanted to ride you would", but you didn't. You wouldn't and needed to do other things which is perfectly acceptable but time and time again people always go on about not being able to find 5 minutes to ride due to schedules. If life really does give you that little time to enjoy yourself then it is probably worth changing something. All work and no play..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Totally with Matt on this one, even though I'm definitely on the making excuses end. I love the idea of riding. I love the way I feel when I am riding my bike. Somehow, I still don't motivate myself to get out for half an hour in the evenings though, and I allow plans to get in the way at the weekend. So, once again I'm looking at it being close to the tour again ALREADY. Once again, I've spent all year saying I want to get to a better standard for it, and once again I've missed that by a mile. Ho hum, that's life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 I have a girlfriend Just quoting you, hombre I understand what your saying and fully appreciate it. I didn't have to spend time working on the house last night I could've spent that time on the bike or such, I walk to work as its just hassle to get the bike out the garage, carry a change of clothes and change at work, then repeat at the end of the day. I suppose my careers taken place over riding, I want to push myself to the point where I have a reputation to stand on my own. There's not many nights I'm not working till 10-11thou. And the nights off I want to use taking the missus out or working on my own projects. I do still want to ride, don't get me wrong. But when I work late most nights, revolver who I ride with mostly works 4/7 nights it gets difficult to organize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Just quoting you, hombre I understand what your saying and fully appreciate it. I didn't have to spend time working on the house last night I could've spent that time on the bike or such, I walk to work as its just hassle to get the bike out the garage, carry a change of clothes and change at work, then repeat at the end of the day. I suppose my careers taken place over riding, I want to push myself to the point where I have a reputation to stand on my own. There's not many nights I'm not working till 10-11thou. And the nights off I want to use taking the missus out or working on my own projects. I do still want to ride, don't get me wrong. But when I work late most nights, revolver who I ride with mostly works 4/7 nights it gets difficult to organize. I don't get your quoting of me saying that I have a girlfriend? Must be missing something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 The bit about girlfriends I've never understood. I live with mine and she knows riding is a part of my life so often at the weekend and some weeknights I won't see much of her....that's normality. Surely your girlfriend has hobbies that keep her occupied on the odd occasion? Try riding then so you're both out of the house at the same time. However, I always think it's good to have some time away from each other, so again never understand why having a GF would be an issue. . In my first reply I was adding how mine and yours situations aren't that dissimilar. You stated you had a girlfriend (I read that as a 'tie' such as work, or a mortgage) then you mentioned that you've never understood how a girlfriend is a tie, I was just echoing. Then again, I'm not that fussed by carrying on this debate. I know my ties, you know yours. You want to ride, I don't. Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 I still don't get why a girlfriend is a 'tie'. Just an odd way of looking at a partner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 It should have been simple, take the jaf rotors off my inspired and swap for the ones on my marino then finish building it up. As expected everything has gone tits up and neither bike is now rideable, not helped by the fact the wife is moaning cause I actually spent half an hour at home doing something I wanted to do for a change! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 I still don't get why a girlfriend is a 'tie'. Just an odd way of looking at a partner. You've completely and utterly lost me now. in the first post of our debate, You were listing your commitments, music, freelancing etc and you were the first to mention a girlfriend. I echod your sentances by listing my commitments and I added girlfriend, you said you didn't understand why a girlfriend is a tie etc. Hence why I quoted you and pursued that. Of course a girlfriends a tie, but in the same way I'm a tie for my girlfriend. A relationship is a massive comprise between a couple, I don't do all the activities I'd like to in the same way she doesn't out of respect for eachother. If we both did exactly what we wanted all the time, shit wouldn't last long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 I don't see how you can argue based on your own life... When I was at school / college, I had: No housework No Job No girlfriend No part time "on the side" work / projects No car Which meant almost all of every day twiddling thumbs, or riding my bike. Now I have a pretty packed schedule, I'd love to ride but priorities have changed and spinning around a jump bike doesn't pay the bills. Call it excuses if you want, but I have bills to pay and my stomach to feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) I ride when I can. I live with my bird now, I have a full time job, rent/bills to pay, car to pay for, child Maintenace to pay, plus other stuff. I work 12 hour days with a 15 mile commute either way. If I can get out for an hour here and there, I'm happy. Motivation to ride comes from within. I found riding a bit less made me enjoy it alot more Edit: and all this is after being off work for 3 months due to breaking my foot on said trials bike. I've never had more motivation to get fit again and do comps again. I can't fecking wait. Medals galore for me. ( I'm defeating the point of the angry thread now aren't I) Edited July 17, 2013 by bing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) There appear to be a lot of sandy fannies in here... Wtf have your lives got to do with Sam Kidney's? This is a constant annoyance to me. "This is wrong with my life", "Yeh well I am/was worse off". And? Either offer some guidance or pipe down. Not one person has said "I found I felt like that for a while, but this helped". It seems likes I can't mention my experiences at Uni without someone seeing is as a competition to see who hated it the most, so I rarely bother now, apart from people I know actually want to hear the answer to the question, "How's uni going/gone?" Sam, does sound like a pretty shit situation in some ways, but try to see the positives. You've got an awesome bunch of mates who chase you up all the time to do stuff with them, and a decent apprenticeship and prospects of buying a car. Once you have the car, you could spend more time at your Dad's and therefore more time with your mates, plus it'd open up far more opportunities for riding in different areas with different people. Edited July 17, 2013 by Muel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 To be fair Sam, I don't think anything that's been said is a comparison to Sam's life. The closest you can get is my first post - 'the last time I rode was about 4 months ago'. From then on its not really been mentioned. Like I said, don't give up on the bike. Don't fall into the trap of 'haven't ridden in a month, I'll sell up' as that's when you'll drop a bollock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Sam buy this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 There appear to be a lot of sandy fannies in here... Wtf have your lives got to do with Sam Kidney's? This is a constant annoyance to me. "This is wrong with my life", "Yeh well I am/was worse off". And? Either offer some guidance or pipe down. Not one person has said "I found I felt like that for a while, but this helped". It seems likes I can't mention my experiences at Uni without someone seeing is as a competition to see who hated it the most, so I rarely bother now, apart from people I know actually want to hear the answer to the question, "How's uni going/gone?" Sam, does sound like a pretty shit situation in some ways, but try to see the positives. You've got an awesome bunch of mates who chase you up all the time to do stuff with them, and a decent apprenticeship and prospects of buying a car. Once you have the car, you could spend more time at your Dad's and therefore more time with your mates, plus it'd open up far more opportunities for riding in different areas with different people. It's a discussion, we're discussing. Sam's post is irrelevant to mine, hence I never made any connection to it. Change your tampon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 It's a discussion, we're discussing. Sam's post is irrelevant to mine, hence I never made any connection to it. Change your tampon.I was commenting on the people replying to Sam's post. You didn't, so I wasn't even aiming it at you. Change your own. To be fair Sam, I don't think anything that's been said is a comparison to Sam's life. The closest you can get is my first post - 'the last time I rode was about 4 months ago'. From then on its not really been mentioned.Like I said, don't give up on the bike. Don't fall into the trap of 'haven't ridden in a month, I'll sell up' as that's when you'll drop a bollock.Meh fair enough, I'll admit I lost my temper again. Just seemed like that was the case and I really f**king hate it. When I read the thread, I saw Sam complaining then several people seemingly pointing out that they were worse off.My rant wasn't directly aimed at this thread, more triggered by them. There's several people I now avoid who used to be close friends because I don't enjoy socialising with people who have to prove they're worse off than you all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Nah, iff it came across I was windging then it wasn't meant that way, it just escalated from Matt's post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Everybody gets disillusioned with riding at some point, I've been there, it's not good. My old man made a good point the other night, stick to riding but change something about it. ie if you ride street all the time, go and ride natural for a change. Completely different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 i want to ride but i feel like i've milked sheffield for all its worth and i can't get to the natttty that i crave leeds tomorrow should be good though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 These recent posts and the guilt that came with it forced me out on the bike tonight. Felt good, right up until a failed bunny hop over a (lowered) tennis net. I will have it tomorrow though! Grrr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Could be worse dude trust me! Operation duel disc Marino is turning out to be a royal pain in the arse, the rear disc mount is only a 180mm so there is no way at all I can get my JAF rotor to work in the brake unless I add another link to the chain and run 370mm stays with the wheel right at the back of the dropouts. The question is do I just sack it off now and run the rear magura I'm putting together or do I splash out and order a pair of MT2's???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Can't you jack the brake caliper up with spacers like avids are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Nah they're IS mount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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