This past summer I went on vacation and dropped 40,000m in 15 days on the best trails of my entire life. Got back home and just felt nothing. The home trails looked so boring, the same drudgery of a 45min climb for a 2min descent. So I took time off. Call it an "off-season". Visited a few cities, hung out at cafes, drank at some good pubs, had a few more laughs with friends I don't usually see until the winter. This also helps prepare you for when you have an actual off-season due to injury, you realise that being off the bike ain't the end of the world and there's lots of other nice things in life. 6 weeks later, I'm keen for another ride, as long as a tasty beverage is waiting at the bottom of my local.
Nov. 16, 2021, 3:23 a.m. - Scott Jamieson
This past summer I went on vacation and dropped 40,000m in 15 days on the best trails of my entire life. Got back home and just felt nothing. The home trails looked so boring, the same drudgery of a 45min climb for a 2min descent. So I took time off. Call it an "off-season". Visited a few cities, hung out at cafes, drank at some good pubs, had a few more laughs with friends I don't usually see until the winter. This also helps prepare you for when you have an actual off-season due to injury, you realise that being off the bike ain't the end of the world and there's lots of other nice things in life. 6 weeks later, I'm keen for another ride, as long as a tasty beverage is waiting at the bottom of my local.