Cam Dye says 'no more' to road biking

[thwart]

Thankfully, the sky is not falling.

And I’m still riding my bike.

However national statistics, however you interpret them, are after all, national statistics.

I think most of us would agree that local conditions and our own personal experience dictate our decision about whether road cycling is reasonably safe.

Mr. Dye decided it wasn’t. I respect his decision, as I suspect most of us do.

There does seem to be a faction of cyclists who will continue to ride the road no matter what. I get that. However from my perspective it seems that some of these folks get defensive when someone decides to stop, especially if they make a point of it.

[mattsurf]

When most cars on the roads are self driving, then cycling will be much safer. I think within 10-20 years there will be a massive switch to self driving in many European countries

[Oxford_Guy]

Originally Posted by Tickdoc

The road is where I get my joy, so that is where I ride.

Sorry for that dude, whomever he is, but I’m going to keep riding the road.

Same here!

[wasfast]

There's a difference in fundamental reasons for riding. Folks who only cycle are there for the experience of riding their bike. For some triathletes, it's 1/3 of the event. Those coming to triathlon can be former swimmers, runners, or cyclists.

I found it interesting (mostly following on slowtwitch) when the indoor trainer concept got traction 3 or so years ago. The mere idea of sitting on a trainer for 5+ hours would be suicide-inducing for me.

Lastly, there seem to be more "trend switching" in triathlon, the next thing coming in 3-4 year cycles. That includes equipment, training methods. It's not necessarily wrong but never confuse new with better.