I\’m sure out of season today. It\’s August, and I\’m taking about our making New Year\’s resolutions? Let\’s put it this way: if we start thinking about it now, we can take our time.

Especially we can avoid this list of  bad resolutions for cyclists.

Mileage? They could be pointing the finger straight at me. During 2018 I totaled 5185 miles between my two bicycles. I thought, maybe I can make it to 6000 in 2019. Here it is, August, and I\’m not halfway there yet.

Lose weight? Let\’s face it, I do need to shed some pounds. The thought of all that\’s involved in losing weight is daunting, unfortunately, and I\’m lazy. It\’s time to pull Ride Your Way Lean off my bookshelf!

Diet? What\’s \”clean\” eating, anyway? Besides, \”you\’ve got to eat a peck of dirt before you die\”. BTW, what is it that Emma in the video has in that glass? Beet smoothie?

Try a new discipline? That depends on whether you really, really want to. Going into mountain biking would be absurd for me, as I live where it\’s pancake-flat. Triathlons? Osteoarthritis in my knees means I probably shouldn\’t take up running; and as for the swim segment, I don\’t even own a swimming suit!

Don\’t buy a new bike? Nobody has to tell me that. I have neither funds nor storage space for any more bicycles.

Targeting a big race/event? Of course I\’m not going to try to make it to a Grand Tour. For various reasons I\’m not even targeting the local Tour de Cure this year. But riding without having a goal? Riding just to ride? That\’s never out of season.

GO FOR IT!