At risk of setting off Alan's smarm-o-meter, I just wanted to say Thanks! to each and every TripleShotter for making this club such an awesome part of my life. Thanks for making me a healthier person with more cool friends, thanks for letting me hang around despite my ancient, filthy bicycle, and thanks for putting up with my egregiously verbose and often pointless posts on this forum.
Here's my first post-ride entry on the forum. It still accurately sums up how I feel:
Rolf, on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 9:23 am, wrote:To all who did the B-ride this morning: thank you!
My first experience riding with a group was extremely enjoyable. Satisfaction flowed from the psychological and physical benefit of exertion alongside others, but also from the welcoming and supportive social environment. I never once felt judged for riding a filthy, 24 year-old, commuter bike with a clunky drive-train!
Some interesting reading from Wikipedia:
So I guess for me this morning was akin to an orgy or an opium den: enjoying endorphins with people I hardly know -- only minus the STDs and life-destroying addiction.Endorphins are endogenous opioid polypeptide compounds. They are produced by the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus in vertebrates during strenuous exercise, excitement, pain and orgasm, and they resemble the opiates in their abilities to produce analgesia and a sense of well-being. [Endorphins] allow humans to feel a sense of power and control over themselves that allows them to persist with activity for an extended time.
Thanks again. See you Friday.
