The mountains, they lure me, with their jagged ridge lines and sweeping shadows.

As the lungs try to break free from my chest and the legs burn from the inside out, I winder sometimes why I get on a bike, day after day, week after week. I don’t think it’s the riding itself that I like so much – it’s the sights, sounds and smells to which no motorized vehicle can transport me.

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