Yes, except it is fear that has killed his *urge*, due to an experience in which he imagined what might have happened if he had been 100 feet closer to someone who went through a stop sign, and his own physical challenges. He is asking if he is overreacting, and if other iBobs have dealt with this, and, presumably, how. If he had no *interest* in ever riding again, why would he be asking for our experiences? If I got to that point and reached out for thoughts on iBoB I suppose I would hope that I would receive some non-judgmental encouragement. Which he has. I think he would be ill served if we all said, cool, Paul, don't ride any more. Instead, we said, here are some things you can do, but if you don't want to, that's cool.
On Friday, January 31, 2020 at 3:32:01 PM UTC-5, 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/11c0963b-92ec-4287-9c05-014bfdc29002%40googlegroups.com.
