Zone time....

[DucDave]

"There are occaisions in this world when you're allowed to step inside a sonnet, when clocks stop, and you don't worry about time's winged chariot and hands that beckon to you from the shadows."

James Lee Burke - Swan Peak

Ever had a moment like this???

I have had a few and they are indeed spiritual. On a solo ride through Northern Maine when the trees form a canopy of pale green and I ignore the instruments and pitch in strictly by feel. For mile after mile. I'm invisible and so completely in tune with everything I barely need to breath.

On the track, when I have stopped thinking about everything, and without even caring put up my best time ever.

I can't summon these at will. I can only be grateful when they happen, unbidden....

[Pittenger5]

Normally Id call you a hippy thats been smoking the bad ganja, but I gotta be honest, it happened to me once at a concert, still something I look back at and just smile about. Never had that awesome moment on the bike though, usually just zone out and relax.

[seth399]

...not now chief, I'm in the fuckin zone

[Punjistick]

[butcher bergs]

I can't summon these at will.

Oh but you can, Dave....anyone "can".

You must train your mind to basically shut down, let go and trust the rest of your active senses to do their thing.

I agree, it is very spritiual and relaxing....the thing I'm not crazy about is having to come back from that.

[RandyO]

I have also fallen asleep while riding

one time I woke up riding 80mph on I-95 somewhere near Midway, Georgia

[greenmonster]

I know what ya mean, Dave. There are times when youre riding through a beautiful landscape, and the lighting and the air are just right, everything meshes perfectly and it becomes more than just a ride...it becomes a memory worth savoring.



Then it's back to the real world...

[catch2otwo]

ive had those moments too dave. but i cant seem to remember any of them, the moment just "clicks" when i ride sometimes. def brings a smile to your face.