{"id":8208,"date":"2016-03-27T16:41:30","date_gmt":"2016-03-27T14:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pa-wp.entwurfsansicht.de\/five-problems-i-hate-when-cycling\/"},"modified":"2019-05-27T13:11:25","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T11:11:25","slug":"five-problems-i-hate-when-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/au\/blog\/five-problems-i-hate-when-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Problems I Hate When Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, You\u2019re Peddling Along&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Imagine with me for a moment: you\u2019re out on an awesome ride. You had a good breakfast; you cleared out your afternoon schedule; you have new tires on your bike; and all of your gears are greased. Then <em>this<\/em> happens: <u>something starts to click. You can\u2019t figure out what it is. You stop, get off your bike, and check it out, but no dice. You get back on thinking that maybe it was just in your head, but <em>no<\/em>. There it is again!<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Irritating, unexplained clicking falls into category number one for me when it comes to having a <strong>cycling <\/strong>issue.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Number One: Equipment Problem<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Along with random clicking, you can file basically every bicycle issue under this category. Some more irritating examples include:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A puncture in your tire: this is a <strong>cycling <\/strong>hiccup not only to <strong>hate<\/strong>, but to be very, very wary of.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Light goes out: this isn\u2019t just a <strong>problem<\/strong>. It\u2019s <em>dangerous<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Running out of water: because who likes to be dehydrated?!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kind of related to this category of <strong>cycling <\/strong>gone amuck is when you try to go down a gear, but it turns out that you were already in the lowest gear. <u>Now, this has human error involved, but it certainly feels better to blame the bike over blaming yourself.<\/u> I\u2019d much rather <strong>hate<\/strong> my <strong>cycling<\/strong> equipment for not having another gear over hating myself for forgetting I already bottomed out!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Number Two: Body Problem<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sometimes when out <strong>cycling<\/strong>, your body betrays you. This is probably the most uncomfortable category on this list. <u>It can also be the most dangerous <strong>cycling problem <\/strong>if you\u2019re at risk of riding off the road or passing out.<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cold fingers: these can also be a dangerous <strong>cycling<\/strong> issue if it\u2019s cold enough out to catch hypothermia. Don\u2019t forget your gloves!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u>Creaky joints: Kind of like a random clicking sound coming from your bike, this is a <strong>problem <\/strong>that is more irritating than painful.<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stiff knees: Who doesn\u2019t <strong>hate<\/strong> entering the last leg of their ride with stiff knees? You were doing so well, body! Don\u2019t you dare fail me now!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sore neck: This body <strong>problem <\/strong>is easy to <strong>hate<\/strong> more than the other ones. You kind of have to keep you head up. <strong>Cycling<\/strong> blind is not advised.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Running out of energy: For those of us who are getting older, this can be not only a <strong>cycling<\/strong> <strong>problem <\/strong>to <strong>hate<\/strong>, but also a reason to <strong>hate<\/strong> our bodies a little bit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u>And, the most embarrassing body problem: forgetting to unclip yourself before getting off your bike. You trip, the bike tumbles, you blush.<\/u> I <strong>hate<\/strong> this <strong>problem<\/strong>, because it\u2019s not like I\u2019m not already a big enough klutz. Besides that, there\u2019s always the chance you\u2019ll hurt yourself, causing <em>another <\/em>body <strong>problem<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Number Three: Chafing<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Though chafing could fit under body problems, it gets its own category because it is one of the things I despise <em>most<\/em>. <u>Chafing is awful not just when <strong>cycling<\/strong>, of course. It\u2019s uncomfortable no matter the situation. But the real issue when chafing during <strong>cycling<\/strong> is that <em>you can\u2019t escape it<\/em> unless you have a good <\/u><a href=\"https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/shop\/en\/eu\/2skin\/\">anti-chafing gel<\/a><u>. If not, y<\/u><u>ou have to keep riding. You can\u2019t out-bike it. You\u2019re doomed to endure it until you finish <strong>cycling<\/strong>.<\/u><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Number Four: Hold Ups<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hold ups are the worst because there\u2019s little you can do but wait. They might come in the form of red lights. Who likes a red light anyway? Red lights are particularly heinous when <strong>cycling<\/strong> compared to driving because you\u2019re often cold, tired, and sometimes wet. Another common hold up when <strong>cycling<\/strong> is when you can\u2019t get up enough speed to pass the car or cyclist in front of you. <u>You\u2019re pushing with all your might, you\u2019re pumping at the pedals like a madman, you\u2019re gritting your teeth and&#8230; you\u2019re stuck in the same position you were in, praying another opportunity to pass will come along.<\/u><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Number Five: Mother Nature<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Didn\u2019t bring a waterproof jacket? Oh well, you\u2019re soaked to the bone now! Of all the <strong>cycling<\/strong> setbacks I <strong>hate<\/strong>, this is the one we have the least control over. Sure, you can check the weather before you head out, but on a long enough, far enough ride, Mother Nature is likely to have her way with you once in a while. <u>Sometimes, even, dear Mother Nature shows up in the form of a small bodily crisis. Worst thing when cycling? Needing to use the bathroom!<\/u><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Don\u2019t Forget to Smile!<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, next time you\u2019re out on your bike, go over this checklist of cycling issues. <a href=\"https:\/\/pjuractive.com\/au\/blog\/how-to-look-after-your-bicycle\/\">Is your bike riding smoothly?<\/a> Are all of your bodily needs taken care of? Are you (thankfully!) not chafing because of pjuractive? Have you breezed through most of the stop lights and been able to pass on most of the occasions you wanted to? Is the sun out and the sky free of clouds? If all of these things are true, you can count yourself lucky, and go on having the very best cycling experience of your life. Because, as most cyclists know, you can rarely avoid <em>all<\/em> of these cycling mishaps! <u>It&#8217;s a good thing cycling is about the journey and not the destination; otherwise, I doubt any of us would be inclined to go anywhere.<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What do you hate the most when cycling? Share your thoughts in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, You\u2019re Peddling Along&#8230; Imagine with me for a moment: you\u2019re out on an awesome ride. You had a good breakfast; you cleared out your afternoon schedule; you have new tires on your bike; and all of your gears are greased. Then this happens: something starts to click. You can\u2019t figure out what it is. 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