Yes. It may be about the bike, but maybe it’s what you’re doing on the bike. Mid-March, when it became obvious all my 2020 goals were going to get scrapped, I tried to keep going but ended up burned out on structured training and almost on riding itself. There was a period where I didn’t get on the trainer or outside to ride at all.
I’ve got my groove back by focusing on enjoyment instead of metrics, exploring local trails on the gravel bike instead of doing intervals, and building MTB skills. It’s been good for my mental health, and I’m regaining the fitness that dropped.
In the meantime I found other outlets that helped stay sane. We bought a camper van and took the kids out on weekends, I’m building a bike from a frameset I had in the garage, played with 3D printing, spent more time playing with the kids…