Why We Bike

December 19, 2008

We bike for the ice cream; the big meals; the cozy accommodations; the exercise and to stay fit; to be outdoors; to settle restlessness; to calm the mind’s chatter; to dispel stress; to get away; for our physical, mental, and spiritual health; to experience the country and other’s neighborhoods; to broaden our horizons; and to party with like-minded people.

Bicycling tours are for those people who love nature, want to travel at a slower pace, and want to experience an area as the local people do.

Bicycling tours are for those people who love nature, want to travel at a slower pace, and want to experience an area as the local people do. Engaging and physically demanding the performance of your body rewards your mind and soul.

The experience will be way more memorable because of your achievements. You will develop tight bonds of friendship with your cycling tour companions as you experience the adventures together.

Give thanks for your health, your abilities, and your physical gifts, which you have, and use them.

Should you choose to venture a cycling tour, be confident that you can do it. Determine if your goal is to do as much as you enjoy or every inch.

You must have a minimum cycling ability, fitness, and experience before tackling a multi-day tour. Discuss this with your tour company before you sign up.

One of the wonderful things of bicycling is how you will be able to just keep rolling a little bit further. Even easy pressure on your legs and pedals will keep you progressing along.

This is your chance to take delight in your health and your blessings, and experience wherever you currently are in this great nation. Think of what history the area has to tell.

By Georgia Glashauser