Next adventure or repeat the same..

[GirishH]

Hello everyone,

​I'm curious: do you prefer repeating familiar rides and routes, or always seeking out new ones?

​For example, I spent two months bikepacking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal last year and am already planning to repeat it this season to revisit the villages and families I met. It will be a different experience this time—likely more crowded due to peak tourist season, but with clearer, closer views of the Himalayas.

Similarly, I constantly dream of returning to South America to re-ride the two countries I visited while exploring the rest of the continent.

​Whether you are a weekend rider or a year-round bikepacker, do you get the itch to return to a favorite trail or tour, or do you mostly yearn for entirely new adventures?

​Just curious to hear your thoughts!

[Flowrider]

Interesting. With our Sunshine Coast Random Riders group, we don't always have a plan for a ride. We have a meeting place and just ride from there. Sometimes it will be on the same tracks we've done.

Every week, there is a different designated leader who can choose wherever they want to ride.

I guess even doing a reverse loop of your familiar route could be called a different ride.

Just reading back through that @GirishH I probably did't answer your question!

A random answer!

[GirishH]

@Flowrider, actually doing a reverse loop definitely is a new adventure/ride..

Doing the same ride with different riders too will turn out a different experience, I guess..:-)

(07-02-2026, 05:15 PM)Flowrider Wrote:  Interesting. With our Sunshine Coast Random Riders group, we don't always have a plan for a ride. We have a meeting place and just ride from there. Sometimes it will be on the same tracks we've done.

Every week, there is a different designated leader who can choose wherever they want to ride.

I guess even doing a reverse loop of your familiar route could be called a different ride.

Just reading back through that @GirishH I probably did't answer your question!

A random answer!