One mile after one other. That’s how I acquired via my first ten years of long-distance bicycle touring. I simply put my head down and centered on the gravel highway straight in entrance of me.
What I’ve found through the years is that if you concentrate on the tip aim an excessive amount of it may possibly change into considerably tough to proceed. Having an finish aim is sweet, in fact, and interested by the hundreds of miles forward could be thrilling. However it may possibly additionally change into downright miserable and scary for those who begin considering too far into the long run!
So, to maintain your bicycle headed in the best course, you generally need to overlook in regards to the finish aim and focus on the highway that’s straight in entrance of you. You gotta concentrate on climbing that quick hill, after which when you attain the highest, you gotta intention for subsequent small incline on the horizon.
One mile after one other. That’s the way you do it!
And that’s the way it’s been working the web site right here at BicycleTouringPro.com.
For a little bit greater than three years now I’ve sat down at my laptop on a close to day by day foundation to write down about and produce movies about my bicycle touring experiences. I by no means supposed to supply this a lot materials… and I by no means thought the readership right here at BTP (as I prefer to name it) would ever be so giant.
However that’s what occurs whenever you put your head down, overlook in regards to the end line, and concentrate on the subsequent few steps. You make unbelievable progress!!!
This previous Monday I printed my five hundredth article right here on the web site. 500 free articles about bicycle touring and world journey. I can’t consider it!
On high of the five hundred free articles I’ve written over the previous three years, I’ve additionally produced 3 separate books about bike journey, created a feature-length bicycle touring film, traveled via a pair dozen nations myself, and added a number of thousand miles to my private bicycle touring odometer.
It looks like quite a bit to have completed in a little bit over three years, however then I take into consideration how way more I’ve acquired to say… how way more I’ve acquired to show… and the way way more I’ve acquired to study.
Greater than something, publishing my five hundredth free article this previous week makes me notice simply how grateful I’m that I can lead this extremely weird way of life that I lead. And I notice that it’s YOU, my readers, that assist to make this attainable.
So, I need to take this second (the week after publishing my five hundredth free article about bicycle touring) to THANK YOU for being part of Bicycle Touring Professional. I couldn’t have executed this with out you… your emails… your feedback… your suggestions… your recommendation… and your help.
Thanks, thanks, thanks!
I sit up for producing one other 500 articles for you over the subsequent a number of years… and I sit up for listening to about your future bicycle touring experiences.
From my present location in Cuzco, Peru… THANK YOU!
PS – That image on the high of this text is an image of me on my very first bike tour – biking down the California Shoreline through the summer season after I graduated from highschool. It looks like simply yesterday.
PPS – In case you want some assist deciding which of the five hundred free articles you need to begin digesting first, this listing that includes The Finest Of Bicycle Touring Professional ought to make it easier to get began.
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