“It’s all a matter of perspective, happiness is a choice.”
Plenty of things can go wrong on a ride and we have to learn how to deal with them. A puncture, a broken gear cable or taking a wrong turn. We might get ill, or miss a resupply point. In the moment, they can give us a reason to be frustrated, to want to sit down and give up. But then how do we get back home? Or make it to the next checkpoint? We make a choice.
#NoBadDays is a reminder not to let these challenges define us or ruin experiences. Tori explains “#NoBadDays came from my ride in Africa. It was, at the time, a bit of a joke that developed after riding with stomach issues for a full month. But it stuck as a mindset. I like the idea that it’s all a matter of perspective; happiness is a choice.”
There will be times when we simply need to accept that some things are beyond our control. A race might be cancelled, or a whole season might be lost to a situation bigger than we are. Faced with such challenges, we make a choice. We figure out how to work with what we’ve got, to adapt to the reality we find ourselves in.
Right now, people around the world are facing unprecedented challenges and a new reality that tests our resolve on every level. But we can make the best of it if we choose to. We can choose #NoBadDays.
From camping out in your backyard, to rediscovering the roads close to home. No adventure is too small, and right now every experience counts more than ever. Whether that’s churning out miles on the trainer or taking a bivvy and a camping stove to the bottom of your garden.
If you can’t ride, you can learn to repair your bikepacking kit, plan the perfect tour for when this is all over or finally catalogue and edit all the photos from your past trips. It’s a time for changing mindsets, learning new skills and embracing new challenges.
Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing how the bikepacking community is embracing #NoBadDays – whether on the bike or off. To get involved, tag #NoBadDays and @Apidura on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter and we’ll collect your posts and pictures below as inspiration for how we can all make the most of this challenging time.