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"It never gets easier, you just go faster" - Greg LeMond
by autoconfig 7mo ago
"It never gets easier, you just go faster" - Greg LeMond
- criddell 7mo agoThat quotation pops up on cycling subreddits occasionally and I've always disliked it because I think it discourages people from casual bike riding. I've been biking to work occasionally for a few years now and it definitely gets easier.
- gbjw 7mo agoYeah the quote assumes you're riding without speed limits. In a typical commute, it does get easier once your cardiovascular ability exceeds the upper speed limit given the route.
- criddell 7mo agoNo, the quote assumes you want to go faster. I don't really. I enjoy my ride and if I wanted to get to work 5 minutes faster, I would leave 5 minutes earlier.
- matwood 7mo agoI read that quote as speaking more to the human condition and less about cycling. Humanity has a tendency to keep pushing to the edge of its current abilities no matter how much they expand.
- almost_usual 7mo agoOnly if you continue to push yourself while training. What used to be difficult absolutely gets easier in endurance after training.