Cyclists love to brag about mental health benefits, but is it just noise? Runners get called obsessive, swimmers are invisible. What's the real impact? Are we just hyping up cycling? The endorphins thing—are they really different across activities, or is it all just a story we tell ourselves? And time commitment—does grinding out hours on a bike actually change anything? Or is it just a way to justify the obsession with metrics and Strava? Where’s the solid research to back any of this up? Seems like we’re just spinning our wheels here.
