QuoteI don't think it's less safe on the roads than it was when I was a teenager, however I'm less naive to the dangers now. Buses and lorries turning left/mobile devices/more older people driving/uninsured drivers weren't a consideration to me back in the 90s.Dude thats just age as you get older you see more risk in things around you
I don't think it's less safe on the roads than it was when I was a teenager, however I'm less naive to the dangers now. Buses and lorries turning left/mobile devices/more older people driving/uninsured drivers weren't a consideration to me back in the 90s.
I agre with webbo.. I ride to work... Only in BST, twice a week... It's against flow of traffic, ie out of a city.. I don't go through a town centre. No dual carriage ways.Only 15km.. But i interval train between set points and do " I must climb this 90sec rise in top gear" type of burst training.Every spring I lose 5lbs.. And I never never get sore legs when doing DH MTB.Choose yr routes, make it a fun programmed exercise session in your week... Just don't do it if u are not in the mood... As TLR once said on here about commuting.. If it ain't fun.. Don't bother.
Being 'aggressive' in your road position and speed is a must.
[Like most cyclists, I also drive, which also seems to get forgotten]
To neil and bubba...Epic posts.
Fear should not be a consideration when choosing a mode of transport.
Andyd - get a motorbike - they're ace! agreed, but no wayFixed gear bikes are awesome, agreedI've done 54.5mph on a bike, wearing just lycra - top or shorts? What was the best bit? The feel of the wind, the Lycra or a combination on both? Sadly, it always looks a little baggy on my legs!
Motorbikes. Hmmm. I remember when we used to use the Peak as our own personal race-track Neil - good times But today there's more than twice as much traffic, the quality of the road-surface is appalling and the Police now have the technology to put you in prison for such behaviour. I'm not sure I'd advise anyone to get a bike for the road these days. Sure, you only live once but there's just too many other vehicles on the road. Get a track bike instead, you can't really go fast on the road anyway...
Today was the first sunny day we have had in ages and I was out driving a fair bit and it got me thinking what bollocks this "blinded by the sun" plea is. A few times I anticipated the sun coming at me from the "wrong" angle and tried to see how hard it is not to "see" objects that had the sun directly behind them (pedestrians, trees, lamp posts etc) and unless you genuinely weren't looking you would definitely see them. Frankly it's a crock of shit.