WHY I RIDE
As a result of all this soul searching , I created Why I Ride . A project that draws inspiration from my love of two-wheels and CrossFit with a goal to share the stories and infinitely relatable reasons why others love to ride as much as I do . The inspiration for Why I Ride started when I asked myself that very question : “ Why do I ride ?”
My answer ? I Ride to Feel Free .
Riding is a way for me to have finite focus while also not thinking . It ’ s a way for me to get lost while still following the trail . It ’ s a way for me to go fast or to go slow ; to ride for hours or sprint for 15 minutes . I get to make choices for myself while riding and that gives me the ability to feel free .
As I was thinking through all of this I could see the mountains in the distance . They seemed too far to reach , but there was a trail that headed in that general direction . I didn ’ t know if it went up or down , was wide or narrow , or was even rideable , but I knew freedom was down that trail . That ’ s where the I Ride to Feel Free design inspiration comes from , looking at those mountains and the trail that might take me there .
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