Mountain Biking

23 Epic Quotes That Every Cyclist Should Live By

“It never gets easier, you just go faster...”

There’s a famous quote from American author Mark Twain that goes: “Learn to ride a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live.”

The quote is the final line from a short piece on how to ride a bicycle – specifically a penny farthing-style high-wheeler – written by Twain in the 1880s. Who knows, maybe had the author lived in the 21^st century, he would’ve been shredding trails in Colorado rather than writing ‘Huckleberry Finn’. He certainly knew how to give a good piece of advice out, anyway.

This list, however, is for the cyclists who didn’t need Mark Twain in order to know that they needed a bicycle. This is for the mountain bikers who speak a different language and the road cyclists who see the world in a different way.

Most people who are reading this list probably don’t need inspiration to get out there and ride their bikes, but who knows, maybe there’s a quote in here that’ll give you that extra little boost…

1) “Life’s too short not to go big” – Josh Bender

2) “A bad day on the mountain bike always beats a good day in the office” – Mike Brcic

3) “The slower you go the more likely it is you’ll crash” – Juli Furtado

4) “It never gets easier, you just go faster” – Greg LeMond

5) “Shut up legs. Do what I tell you to do!” – Jens Voigt

6) “There is nothing, absolutely nothing, quite so worthwhile as simply messing about on bicycles” – Tom Kunich

7) “Crashing is part of cycling as crying is part of love” – Johan Museeuw

8) “Never ignore your instinct and you can always push harder. I get inspired when I think about people who have pushed their bodies to the limit” – Rachel Atherton

9) “Ride as much or as little or as long or as short as you feel, but ride!” – Eddy Merckx

10) “Think of bicycles as ridable art that can just about save the world” – Grant Petersen

11) “When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin on the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking” – Arthur Conan Doyle

12) “To me it doesn’t matter whether it’s raining or the sun is shining or whatever. As long as I’m riding a bike I know I’m the luckiest guy in the world” – Mark Cavendish

13) “It is the unknown around the corner that turns my wheels” – Heinz Stucke

14) “Any day I’m out on a bike is a good one” – Martyn Ashton

15) “There’s no f**king drug in the world that could give you a high like that” – Shaun Palmer

16) “When I first started out in [mountain biking], it was all about having fun, playing with my mates, with a bit of racing thrown in. Nothing has changed!” – Steve Peat

17) “Pain is still the friend that always tells me the truth” – Chris Froome

18) “Don’t buy upgrades; ride up grades!” – Eddy Merckx

19) “It really is all about believing in yourself. 80% mental, 20% physical” – Victoria Pendleton

20) “Bike riding is a way to explore… a way to explore nature and the world” – Cam Zink

21) “One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you achieve something without a struggle it’s not going to be satisfying” – Greg LeMond

22) “If you do something right the first time, then it’s not hard enough” – Danny MacAskill

23) “Loves Back Wheel” – Josh Bryceland

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Mountain Biking

23 Epic Quotes That Every Cyclist Should Live By

“It never gets easier, you just go faster...”

1) “Life’s too short not to go big” – Josh Bender

2) “A bad day on the mountain bike always beats a good day in the office” – Mike Brcic

3) “The slower you go the more likely it is you’ll crash” – Juli Furtado

4) “It never gets easier, you just go faster” – Greg LeMond

5) “Shut up legs. Do what I tell you to do!” – Jens Voigt

6) “There is nothing, absolutely nothing, quite so worthwhile as simply messing about on bicycles” – Tom Kunich

7) “Crashing is part of cycling as crying is part of love” – Johan Museeuw

8) “Never ignore your instinct and you can always push harder. I get inspired when I think about people who have pushed their bodies to the limit” – Rachel Atherton

9) “Ride as much or as little or as long or as short as you feel, but ride!” – Eddy Merckx

10) “Think of bicycles as ridable art that can just about save the world” – Grant Petersen

11) “When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin on the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking” – Arthur Conan Doyle

12) “To me it doesn’t matter whether it’s raining or the sun is shining or whatever. As long as I’m riding a bike I know I’m the luckiest guy in the world” – Mark Cavendish

13) “It is the unknown around the corner that turns my wheels” – Heinz Stucke

14) “Any day I’m out on a bike is a good one” – Martyn Ashton

15) “There’s no f**king drug in the world that could give you a high like that” – Shaun Palmer

16) “When I first started out in [mountain biking], it was all about having fun, playing with my mates, with a bit of racing thrown in. Nothing has changed!” – Steve Peat

17) “Pain is still the friend that always tells me the truth” – Chris Froome

18) “Don’t buy upgrades; ride up grades!” – Eddy Merckx

19) “It really is all about believing in yourself. 80% mental, 20% physical” – Victoria Pendleton

20) “Bike riding is a way to explore… a way to explore nature and the world” – Cam Zink

21) “One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you achieve something without a struggle it’s not going to be satisfying” – Greg LeMond

22) “If you do something right the first time, then it’s not hard enough” – Danny MacAskill

23) “Loves Back Wheel” – Josh Bryceland

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1) “Life’s too short not to go big” – Josh Bender

2) “A bad day on the mountain bike always beats a good day in the office” – Mike Brcic

3) “The slower you go the more likely it is you’ll crash” – Juli Furtado

4) “It never gets easier, you just go faster” – Greg LeMond

5) “Shut up legs. Do what I tell you to do!” – Jens Voigt

6) “There is nothing, absolutely nothing, quite so worthwhile as simply messing about on bicycles” – Tom Kunich

7) “Crashing is part of cycling as crying is part of love” – Johan Museeuw

8) “Never ignore your instinct and you can always push harder. I get inspired when I think about people who have pushed their bodies to the limit” – Rachel Atherton

9) “Ride as much or as little or as long or as short as you feel, but ride!” – Eddy Merckx

10) “Think of bicycles as ridable art that can just about save the world” – Grant Petersen

11) “When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin on the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking” – Arthur Conan Doyle

12) “To me it doesn’t matter whether it’s raining or the sun is shining or whatever. As long as I’m riding a bike I know I’m the luckiest guy in the world” – Mark Cavendish

13) “It is the unknown around the corner that turns my wheels” – Heinz Stucke

14) “Any day I’m out on a bike is a good one” – Martyn Ashton

15) “There’s no f**king drug in the world that could give you a high like that” – Shaun Palmer

16) “When I first started out in [mountain biking], it was all about having fun, playing with my mates, with a bit of racing thrown in. Nothing has changed!” – Steve Peat

17) “Pain is still the friend that always tells me the truth” – Chris Froome

18) “Don’t buy upgrades; ride up grades!” – Eddy Merckx

19) “It really is all about believing in yourself. 80% mental, 20% physical” – Victoria Pendleton

20) “Bike riding is a way to explore… a way to explore nature and the world” – Cam Zink

21) “One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you achieve something without a struggle it’s not going to be satisfying” – Greg LeMond

22) “If you do something right the first time, then it’s not hard enough” – Danny MacAskill

23) “Loves Back Wheel” – Josh Bryceland

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