Bill, your response tripped me knuckle headed brain to remember a few other bits I wanted to say, as well as a few new ones:
- Writing in to a bike group inherently has a "I want to ride but have this challenge" component to it. Absolutely, if riding is no longer fun or desired and non-essential for transport, don't ride. Problem solved. Grin. - On my "hard" brain days, I can't imagine riding. I ride when I can, and don't when I can't. For me, the first clue that I might b e able to ride on a given day is that I can imagine doing so. Some of those day, I don't get farther than getting to the gate, or the bridge just down the road, or... and that works too. - Short rides are excellent rides. - route finding is an adventure of it's own. I want to get to "B" from "A", but I have no desire to put up with road Q or intersection R. What back ro9ads, trails, MUPS, etc regardless of going "out of my way" can I take and eliminate or at least minimize those challenge points? - I ride when it's fun, and don't when it isn't. This inherently involves some attitude adjustment on challenging points of some rides. Whatever you choose, Paul, enjoy! With abandon, Patrick On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 1:32:01 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Most of the responses appear to be recommendations and encouragement on > how to manage the risks associated with cycling and the fear of those > risks. Maybe that's the important part for the OP. My main takeaway was > that the OP hasn't ridden for months and has no urge to ride. If you don't > feel like riding a bicycle, don't ride a bicycle. I used to golf a lot and > I haven't golfed in months and I have no urge to golf, so I don't golf. I > have plenty of other things to do with my time and I'm sure the OP has > plenty of things to do with his time. To paraphrase Yogi Berra "If Paul > doesn't want to ride his bike, nobody's going to stop him" > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 4:34:28 PM UTC-8, PG wrote: >> >> I'm turning 67 in a week, and haven't ridden in a couple of months. The >> last time out, a woman blew a stop sign at an intersection -- presumably >> while texting, base on her body language -- and if I'd been 100 feet closer >> to the intersection, I would have been creamed. I shook for a couple of >> days afterwards, and haven't been motivated to go out since. As with most >> of us, this isn't an isolated incident. >> >> My instinct is to quit riding. A couple things are behind that. Because >> of my age, my reflexes, depth perception, and general eyesight are in >> decline. >> >> I only ride on the road, as mountain and trail riding don't appeal to me. >> I guess I could start spinning at home to keep my fitness level up. >> >> I know the odds are that I will be fine, but even a minor accident would >> take months to recover from. A major accident could result in permanent >> damage. >> >> Am I overreacting? It's been several months and I've had no urge to ride >> again. >> >> >> Paul >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2758c917-e26d-4265-8bf3-b8f766c21038%40googlegroups.com.
