What If?
What if I always rode my bike to work?
What if I always rode until I met someone new?
What if I gave my bikes away?
What if I bought a new bike every year?
What if I only rode alone?
What if I did a group ride every day?
What if I only rode with people faster than me?
What if I set a day aside to ride super slow with my less than fit friends?
What if I wrote down all the tricks I’ve learned about bikes?
What if I read every book ever written about bicycle mechanics?
What if I went to bike mechanic school for a month?
What if I wore the same kit for a week?
What if I bought a new kit every month?
What if I never did the same ride?
What if I all my rides started from home?
What if I drove to the start of every ride?
What if I rode my MTB on the road and my road bike on the dirt?
What if I worked really hard to have pro tan lines?
What if I didn’t shave my legs for a year?
What if I shaved my arms?
What if Storm Troopers rode bikes?
What if I only focused on being aero?
What if I only focused on being lite?
What if I only shopped at the local bike shop?
What if I only shopped online?
What if I never had a Schwinn?
What if Schwinn was still the best game in town?
What if I rode across the USA?
What if I rode around the world?
What if I did an awesome 1 week ride twice a year?
What if I had a power meter?
What if I had no data?
What if Strava mattered?
What if VeloNews was delivered to my door everyday in print?
What if there were no bike races?
What if there was only 1 bike race?
What if all race bikes were identical?
What if every kid rode a bike to school?
What if I lived some place without hills?
What if all my possessions could fit on my bike?
What if all I ate was protein?
What if all I ate I found in local trash cans?
What if I only rode with my lover?
What if my lover didn’t want me to ride?
What if I only rode in the sunshine?
What if I rode twice as far in the rain?
What if I rode from bike shop to bike shop for a year?
What if my shoes were old?
What if my helmet didn’t work?
What if the roads were awful?
What if I had an electric bike?
What if I was the fastest guy on the planet?
What if I couldn’t ride any more?
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