there are different voices doing the talking..
at home one of them might say 'time for a brew'
then another one says 'where'd i put that cup?'
but the main riding voice starts before we take off,
like 'ok,,, juust relax' [triggers long soft exhalation]
then sort of observes quietly, noting balance and
comfort, what hands and feet are doing [gears etc]
then 'right, here we go',, signalling take off..
then it sort of talks to itself, noticing road surface,
immediate road environment [whats happening]..
it notices testing front brake before first corner,
then gives a general warning 'right-oh, there they are'
[cars] 'keep an eye on them' [talking to eyes, which sharpen
noticing prawns trying to park or about to come out etc]..
it sort of monitors things as we ride along; 'lights'
'nutcase', 'crossing', 'she's coming out', 'touching his brakes'
[someone in there quietly notes 'drop back', or 'overtake',
and like that..
i'm too busy enjoying the ride really, to say much at all..
they seem to be going by a sort of navy 'action stations'
alert, or a lesser variant of that state of mind..
once under way theres not much talking going on,
but everyone is sort of on a relaxed higher alert..
sometimes i might hear myself thinking about
stopping to pick up coffee on the way home..
or reminding myself to 'dont forget to fill up'
and suchlike..
its like meditating or doing a high level karate kata [for eg]
you dont think thoughts like 'im meditating' or that
'now we turn and block' [etc] more just being there
quietly observing it all unfolding...