106 Mountain Biking Quotes

Following is our list of mountain biking quotations and slogans full of insightful wisdom and perspective about bike racing.

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Famous Mountain Biking Quotes

Until mountain biking came along, the bike scene was ruled by a small elite cadre of people who seemed allergic to enthusiasm. — Jacquie Phelan

The secret to mountain biking is pretty simple. The slower you go the more likely it is you'll crash. — Juli Furtado

It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. — Ernest Hemingway

Messengers and mountain bikers share a common chromosome. — James Bethea

It's the way you ride the trail that counts. - Dale Evans

It's the way you ride the trail that counts. — Dale Evans

BMX is kind of a big guy sport, you know. - Donny Robinson

BMX is kind of a big guy sport, you know. — Donny Robinson

In the mountains, there you feel free. — T. S. Eliot

Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. — John F. Kennedy

Extreme high-altitude mountaineering deserves its place among the world's most extreme sports. — Nirmal Purja

Going to the mountains is going home. — John Muir

The mountains were just about the best therapy a person could experience. — Nirmal Purja

In Europe, I always have fun bike riding in Amsterdam. — Ezra Koenig

When your location is a snowy mountain in the winter the obstacles are pretty extreme. — Travis Rice

Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a gym. — Bill Nye

Feel the mountain and let it show you how you're going to ski it. Relax and cruise. This isn't a fight, it's a dance, and the mountain always leads. — Jim Bowden

Short Mountain Biking Quotes

  • I love extreme sports, I like snowboarding and motorcross and rollerblading and hockey. — Jeremy London
  • Snowboarding! I love it! Some of the best places to snowboard are Telluride and Park Cities, Utah. — Bridget Hall
  • The mountains are calling and I must go. — John Muir
  • How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top — Yvon Chouinard
  • Don't buy upgrades, ride up grades. — Eddy Merckx
  • Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. — John Muir
  • Mountains are not fair or unfair, they are just dangerous. — Reinhold Messner
  • Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer. — John Muir

Mountain Biking Image Quotes

Mountain biking quote Don't climb mountains so that people can see you. Climb mountains that you can see the world.
Don't climb mountains so that people can see you. Climb mountains that you can see the world.

Bicycle Quotes

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. Moving Forward In A Positive Direction - Colin StuckertAlbert Einstein

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. - Albert Einstein

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. — Albert Einstein

Ride as much or as little, or as long or as short as you feel. But ride. — Eddy Merckx

Mountain biking quote You keep putting one foot in front of the other and then one day you look back and you've climbed a
You keep putting one foot in front of the other and then one day you look back and you've climbed a mountain.

I used to work in a bank when I was younger and 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

Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use. - Charles M. Schulz

Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use. — Charles M. Schulz

When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me. — Emo Philips

Mountain biking quote It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you down. It's the pebble in your shoe.
It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you down. It's the pebble in your shoe.

I like the evening in India, the one magic moment when the sun balances on the rim of the world, and the hush descends, and ten thousand civil servants drift homeward on a river of bicycles, brooding on the Lord Krishna and the cost of living. — James Cameron

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 down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking. — Arthur Conan Doyle

I Want To Ride My Bicycle I Want To Ride My Bike I Want To Ride My bicycle I Want To Ride It Where I Like — Freddie Mercury

What sets a canoeing expedition apart is that it purifies you more rapidly and inescapably than any other. Travel a thousand miles by train and you are a brute; pedal five hundred on a bicycle and you remain basically a bourgeois; paddle a hundred in a canoe and you are already a child of nature. — Pierre Trudeau

Bike Racing Quotes

I think it is just terrible and disgusting how everyone has treated Lance Armstrong, especially after what he achieved winning seven Tour de France races while on drugs......When I was on drugs I couldn't even find my bike. — Willie Nelson

I feel 100% a Yamaha rider in my heart. I had a long career and raced with several factory bikes, but the highlight of my career is undoubtedly with Yamaha. — Valentino Rossi

Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same. - Valentino Rossi

I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same. — Valentino Rossi

There are no races. Only lotteries. — Jacques Anquetil

For 50 years bike racers have been taking stimulants. Obviously we can do without them in a race, but then we will pedal 15 miles an hour (instead of 25). Since we are constantly asked to go faster and to make even greater efforts, we are obliged to take stimulants — Jacques Anquetil

Mountain biking quote Thousands of tired, never-shaken, over civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the
Thousands of tired, never-shaken, over civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountain is going home, that wilderness is a necessity.

I am still here because I like to prove myself. I still like to ride the bike on track and enjoy the races. I still have good reasons to be in racing after so many years. — Valentino Rossi

You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I love bike racing. — Greg LeMond

We have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year; we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved. — Valentino Rossi

I told myself I would never stop skating. I would never stop riding bikes or riding motorcycles. I raced dirt when I was a kid; motocross. So it definitely keeps me in tune with my youth. I'm almost 40 years old and I feel like I'm 17 years old, and I feel like that's really healthy. — Matt Skiba

Bike Quotes

The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike... you have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but it's true. — Valentino Rossi

I try to have a different relationship with the bike. I don't give it a name, but I always speak with it. I don't know if the other riders do the same. This is not only a piece of metal - there is a soul. The bike talks back too. But not with a voice, with the components — Valentino Rossi

I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness. — Emo Philips

Mountain biking quote Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office of mowing your lawn.
Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office of mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.

To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike. — Valentino Rossi

I remember when I fell from my first bike: There were no 'Are you okays?' and rarely 'Are you alrights?' Just dirt in my pockets, handful of gravel... That's when I realized that getting up is only half the battle. — Big K.R.I.T.

You live more in five minutes on a bike like this going flat out than some people live in a lifetime. — Burt Munro

Mountain biking quote Adventure isn't hanging off a rope on the side of a mountain. Adventure is an attitude we must apply
Adventure isn't hanging off a rope on the side of a mountain. Adventure is an attitude we must apply to the day to day obstacles of life.

One of the best ways to move naturally is by inconveniencing yourself: ditch the remote, the garage door opener, the leaf-blower; buy a bike, broom, rake, and snow shovel. — Dan Buettner

I'm a big bike fan - my homies got Harleys and all kind of choppers - but to be honest I'm scared to ride motorcycles like that. — Gucci Mane

Perhaps people, and kids especially, are spoiled today, because all the kids today have cars, it seems. When I was young you were lucky to have a bike. — James Cagney

You could imagine something like a completely automated system for renting bikes that's just done completely over blockchain crypto-payments. — Vitalik Buterin

Mountain Climbing Quotes

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity. — John Muir

No matter how steep the mountain - the Lord is going to climb it with you. - Helen Steiner Rice

No matter how steep the mountain - the Lord is going to climb it with you. — Helen Steiner Rice

It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe. — Muhammad Ali

Mountain biking quote A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top.
A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top.

Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain — Jack Kerouac

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. — John Muir

I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. — John Muir

Mountain biking quote Did you know you had that much power? You can move mountains.
Did you know you had that much power? You can move mountains.

Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it. — Andy Rooney

I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and get out into the mountains to learn the news — John Muir

Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports... all the others are games. — Ernest Hemingway

When faced with a mountain, I WILL NOT QUIT! I will keep on striving until I climb over, find a pass through, tunnel underneath, or simply stay and turn the mountain into a gold mine with God's help! — Robert H. Schuller

Riding A Bicycle Quotes

Let's have a moment of silence for all those who are stuck in traffic on their way to the gym to ride stationary bicycles. — Tommy Wood

When my legs hurt, I say: “Shut up legs! Do what I tell you to do! - Jens Voigt

When my legs hurt, I say: “Shut up legs! Do what I tell you to do! — Jens Voigt

It never gets easier; you just go faster. - Greg LeMond

It never gets easier; you just go faster. — Greg LeMond

Mountain biking quote Climb mountains not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world.
Climb mountains not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world.

The advantages? Exercise, no parking problems, gas prices, it's fun. An automobile is expensive. You have to find a place to park and it's not fun. So why not ride a bicycle? I recommend it. — Stephen Breyer

She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life. — Frances E. Willard

I relax by taking my bicycle apart and putting it back together again. — Michelle Pfeiffer

Mountain biking quote Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're
Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it

A vegan riding a hummer contributes less to greenhouse gas emissions than a meat eater riding a bicycle. — Paul Watson

The things that stop you having sex with age are exactly the same as those that stop you riding a bicycle. — Alex Comfort

Bones heal, chicks dig scars, pain is temporary, glory is forever. — Mat Hoffman

Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live. — Mark Twain

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More Mountain Biking Quotes

On a weekday morning that normally would have been spent chained to a desk, I mounted my bike for the first time in months and began pedaling toward the Santa Monica Mountains. Soon I was ascending Topanga Canyon, and as the sun rose into the clear blue skies above the ridgeline, I spotted a hawk. In a perfect symbiosis of air and wing, the majestic bird sailed its perfect arc across the morning sky. And that's when I understood. If I could summon the courage to pursue my passion with purpose and without fear, I, too, could experience such synchronicity. Somehow, everything would work out. — Rich Roll

When you ride your bike, you're working your legs, but your mind is on a treadmill. When you play chess, your mind is clicking along, but your body is stagnating. Climbing brings it together in a beautiful, magical way. The adrenaline is flowing, and it's flowing all the time. — Pat Ament

I love England though; I've been back a few times and just love it. My favorite thing to do there is going to museums and all the castles. Oh, and my husband and I went mountain biking across England on our honeymoon! — Catherine Bell

I'm lucky that mountian biking wasn't around when I was 20, because I wouldn't have won the Tour de France. It's my kind of sport - hard, individualistic, and not a lot of tactics. — Greg LeMond

Mountain biking helps people become environmentalists. A mountain bike is a vehicle to appreciate the backcountry. — Ned Overend

I don't really go mountain biking per se, like a proper sport. — Chris Cornell

Don't get me wrong, I think bikes are terrific. I own several of my own, including a trendy mountain style, and ride them for pleasure and light exercise. — Brock Yates

President Bush fell off his mountain bike down on his ranch in Texas. A couple weeks ago, John Kerry fell off his bicycle. See, doesn't this make you miss President Clinton? That guy, he could ride anything without falling off. — Jay Leno

Everybody has got their vibes - it could be mountain biking, it could be hiking, but for me, it's surfing and music. There's a lot of different things, but I think love gives us peace one way or another, and a calming effect on our soul, so I don't know exactly what love is to me, but I know I try my best to surround myself with that. — Aaron Bruno

I'm a bit of a thrill-seeker. I used to race mountain bikes when I was a kid. I did the national circuit for two years. — Tanc Sade

Kids, man. They'll be the ones to take mountain biking to the next level for us. You just watch — Gary Fisher

It's something I find enjoyable. Whether it is a road bike or mountain bike or tandem bike. I enjoy riding a bike. — Lance Armstrong

Anything that involves the outdoors I'm all about, whether it be skiing, snowboarding, wakesurfing to mountain-biking. Anything that gets me outside. — Daniel Cudmore

My hobbies are mountain biking, horseback riding and packing, canoeing and kayaking, hiking, camping, cooking, and skiing. — Douglas Preston

Once you become an actor, it's important to take care of yourself. I live in Santa Monica, where I can mountain bike, hike and go running on the beach. I like a nice sunset jog. — Mark Feuerstein

I'm a huge camper, and love hiking and mountain biking. — Anna Torv

I started mountain-bike riding two years ago, which is much better than riding a stationary bike in the gym. Mountain biking is a total body workout. — Samantha Stosur

With mountain biking, it's always that constant thing, negotiating singletrack, which I like, but for a road ride that rhythm is really Buddhist. When you get a good pedal stoke, it's that thing of everything works. — Robin Williams

Say you have a headline like "Mountain Bike Stolen," and then you read the story, read another story about it the next day, and then the next week, and then the next year. News is a process of expansion, the filling in of detail, and making narrative connections - not based on chronology, but based on features of the story. There are narrative connections made between props, between characters, between situations, and so forth. — Christopher Nolan

I'm just beginning to get a sense for ways I can use golf - or perhaps mountain biking at some point in time - to stay focused on causes that are dear to my heart. — George W. Bush

I'm playing golf. I ride my mountain bike. A lot. I think it's very important for me and other people my age to continue to exercise. — George W. Bush

Cycling keeps me lean and I need to stay in shape, especially as I still like eating chocolate and ice-cream! I like to go mountain biking too. Running is also good; it's what we were designed to do as humans, so it comes naturally. — Mark Webber

Bush fell off his bike while mountain biking on his ranch over the weekend. He hit a rough spot in the trail. There's a switch - the environment hurting Bush. — Jay Leno

You know, one day you're being briefed on world affairs and asked to make decisions, and the next, you're in Crawford, Texas ... and the biggest decision is when do you go mountain bike riding. — George W. Bush

I had so much fun touring the Grand Canyon area with the Sierra Club. I love to get outdoors and enjoy nature. We went kayaking, mountain biking, hiking, and even rode mules. To do all these things in one of the most stunning natural areas in the world just made it more amazing. I don't believe that anyone can see the Grand Canyon area for themselves and not know that we have to do everything we can to protect it for future generations. — Nolan Gould

Before going mountain bike riding, it's a good idea to leave your valuables at home. Your testicles, for example. — John Dockery

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