Wisdom: Long Distance Cycling Commandments. Paul de Vivie and My Own
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- čas přidán 3. 05. 2024
- I am enamoured with both the life and wisdom of Paul de Vivie - father of Randonneuring and the Brevet - cycling long distances. See my most recent post here - deubel.substack.com/p/anythin...
Here I present his The 7 Commandments for the Wise Cyclist followed by my own seven - gleaned from my years ultrarunning but of late, ultracycling. I hope you enjoy this and let me know any that you'd add - your own cycling wisdom! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_de...
The 7 Commandments for the Wise Cyclist
Paul de Vivie 1853 - 1930.
1. Make your stops short and infrequent so as not to lose your drive.
2. Eat lightly and often. Eat before getting hungry, drink before you are thirsty.
3. Never ride until you are so tired that you cannot eat or sleep.
4. Put on extra clothing before you're cold, and take it off before you're hot. Don't be afraid of exposing your skin to the sun, air, and rain.
5. Don't drink wine, eat meat, or smoke---at least during the ride.
6. Never rush things. Ride within yourself, particularly during the first few hours of a ride when you feel strong and are tempted to force the pace.
7. Never pedal out of vanity, don't be a show-off.
David Deubelbeiss is a homeless mind, an author, world citizen and traveler, writing numerous books and many volumes of poetry through over 5 decades. Live simple, simply live - his motto. He's also an avid endurance athlete. Once running for Canada and participating in many ultras, setting several world records. He now cycles long. He's the author and creator of Naked And Alive. Read some of his stuff there - deubel.substack.com - Sport
Good tips! Nothing makes me feel more alive than cycling.
I wholeheartedly agree 🚲👍🙂
Wise advice. Great composition of b-roll, sagacious voiced narrator, and mellow Spanish flavored guitar music. Beautiful!
Thanks, I will get better and add more of my own footage. It's all a learning process. I'm kind of a 37 signals guy. Do it, get it out there and then go from there. Just got inspired and like a making a sandwich when super hungry, went pell mell at it.
"This too shall pass"... gold.
If I write and say enough stuff, sometimes I luck out!
Start before dawn. Ride with the wind. Recognize something special each hour. Be thankful as you arrive.
Word. Start early is a good one. So nice to see the sun come up with distance behind you. Plus, not busy, often you have the world to yourself.
Very good... Tip#5 by you (mini goals) though is in conflict with well researched human and animal psychology. It is well proven that if there is intermediate goal of mini goal along longer task, its existence diminishes overall effort and ability. This is from deeply ingrained instincts which maybe some Navy Seals may train out of themselves but for most people it will hold. (Simple experiment on rats: there is food at the end of corridor, rat must pull resisting spring to reach it. If that is the only goal, rat provides constant effort up to the food. Now put one (or more) open doorways on the same way, "mini goals". Rat will pull with same effort at first but diminish as approaching each doorway, restarting after...)
Good point and I don't disagree, especially if you are aiming for your absolute limits. My background is ultrarunning, over days. I think what strong athletes do is hold both goals in their mind at the same time. It's not as easy as you think but can be imprinted subconsciously, deeply to control your effort and long haul success.
This video sums up exactly my ways and thoughts on cycling, although, due to the immense joy I feel whilst doing it I often forget to eat regularly.
But I've just discovered that my Garmin has an "eat alert" alarm, so no more bonking due to happiness 😁🍌🥪🍰🍼
Thanks Tony. I'll get better producing stuff like this but glad it hit home. Eating / feeding is so important, as much as pushing our feet around in circles! Good solution, whatever works. I find tech like that good to train yourself like pavlov's dog - then ultimately, you don't need it.
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Yes, too true!
I'm in such a happy world of my own whilst cycling I need the Garmin alarm, but I'm slowly starting to remember to stop myself 🙂
I agree with your 2 over Paul de Vivie’s 5 😅
Thanks! They are all good - just depends what you need to hear, the holes in your own armour. We all have some, even the best.
I just ride.
Very zen. You are fortunate. But eat when hungry too!
Dross…great word that.
Appreciate a fellow word lover. See the comment above "sagacious" - good word too.