Bicycling (South Africa)

THE LIFE EPIPHANY RIDE

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The ride when everything clicks, and you feel like a superhero. R The ride where you realise you’ll never be super-fast, and honestly, it sucks. A lot. R The ride where you realise that you’ll never be super-fast, but that’s okay, because this is still a lot of fun. R The ride when you realise you’re the asshole. R The ride that you’ve done a million times, where you can just shut your brain off and cruise without worrying about where you’re going. R The ride where you get to somewhere you’d normally only access by car and you realise you can go pretty much anywhere by bike. The sadistical­ly magical ride when you put yourself through excruciati­ng pain for a long time and it feels so good. R The ride when you realise your bike is worth way more than your car. R The ride when you bare your soul and talk about some heavy shit. R The ride where you hide beer in the woods for a mid-ride stop and revel in your own brilliance. R The ride where you head out with a problem and come home with the solution. R The endorphins ride. R The ride where you map out and navigate a mission on your own and you feel invincible. The ride that you never thought you could finish but somehow manage, and it realigns all your perception­s of what you’re capable of. R The ride you didn’t want to do, but you’re so happy you did. R The ride when you realise your bike is a piece of crap. The stop in the woods, lean your bike against a tree, sit down on a rock, and contemplat­e your life ride.

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