Do you know anyone who just quit the sport for no other reason..?

[veggieburger]

I love biking. Been doing it longer than almost any other thing, save breathing and stuff like that. But almost every day I read a report of someone in the province who was hit and killed/paralyzed/seriously injured through no fault of their own.

Then I look at my family, who I love so much more than turning the pedals and I sometimes think...do I give up road riding? The irony of course is that theoretically cycling should keep me around longer, keep my heart strong. But the danger of riding on roads sometimes fills me with a feeling I don’t like. A foreboding. Ugh. So many accidents!

Maybe a hiatus. Maybe I just stick to trails for a while. We’ll see.

[donevwil]

A good friend gave up cold turkey 20 years ago. He had a wreck (not car related), wasn't badly hurt, but as a self employed building contractor with a family felt the risks were too great. He had a sweet Masi that was too small for me unfortunately.

[Ken Robb]

I have been hit twice and had quite a few close calls and a couple of aggression by automobile drivers so I seem to have mostly given up riding anywhere a car could get me.

[Blown Reek]

Does this have anything to do with Clean39T deleting everything?

[avalonracing]

I know a number of people who have "given it up" but they often come back. Some are only mountain biking now.

[veggieburger]

Originally Posted by Blown Reek

Does this have anything to do with Clean39T deleting everything?

No, I know nothing about this.

[timtak]

I stopped doing Strava (or effectively racing on roads), keep away from certain roads and times of day, wear high viz gear including shoes and home made green pants and reflective bands at all times, have covered my bike and helmet with reflectors, turn on at least rear lights at all times, us lots of vocalizing to warn traffic of my approach (having given up on electronic horns, that break, and having experimented with electronic sounders that make a noise all the time, why these are so hard to come by I am not sure), always wear a helmet of course, and live in a place with few cars and fewer trucks, so I hope to keep going as long as I can get on a bike and pedal.

The latter was threatened by weakened acheing knees, which I seem to have managed to treat with one legged ("Bulgarian") squats and shorter shoes/cranks.

I hope you are able to find safer roads, routes and or times of day.

[veggieburger]

Originally Posted by Ken Robb

I have been hit twice and had quite a few close calls and a couple of aggression by automobile drivers so I seem to have mostly given up riding anywhere a car could get me.

I think this might be me soon. When I have to train on the road, no more solo riding, pack only. I find that much safer.

[Dead Man]

do you want to live a long, lame life? or do you want to live your best life, with somewhat increased odds of not making it to 80?

[FlashUNC]

If its any consolation none of us get out of this alive.

[veggieburger]

Originally Posted by Dead Man

do you want to live a long, lame life? or do you want to live your best life, with somewhat increased odds of not making it to 80?

I want to live for my children. They are wonderful. That’s not lame in my books.

[veggieburger]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

If its any consolation none of us get out of this alive.

You speak the truth.

[Dead Man]

Originally Posted by veggieburger

I want to live for my children. They are wonderful. That’s not lame in my books.

the odds are overwhelmingly that youll still be there for your kids if you ride

[Spdntrxi]

I quit for.....

about 15 years

[flying]

I have been riding road 35 years but between 2012 & 2016 I moved to a foreign country....(not important where)

As soon as I arrived in the city I moved to about 3 miles from my home, a young college girl coming home from a drunk night out cleaned out an early morning paceline multiple riders killed

Took the need to ride right out of me. In hindsight I should have just jumped in but this country that this happened in has horrendous road stats...I mean insane

Even driving my truck & motorcycle there was high risk on a daily basis

But I survived & as soon as I arrived back in US I got back on the bike.