On 8/4/2019 8:37 PM, jbeattie wrote:
As you grow old, dopey little crashes are so much more consequential.

This is certainly true. And of course, spectacular crashes are even more
consequential.

Someone asked me today "What's the fastest you've ever gone on a
bicycle?" I answered "54 miles per hour. But I wouldn't do that today."

I think it's entirely reasonable to be aware of our changing
limitations, and to adjust our behavior to account for them. That can
very likely mean descending slower, cornering slower and more
cautiously, maintaining greater distance between riding partners,
watching further down the road for bad surfaces or potential traffic
conflicts, etc.

I've ridden avidly as an adult for over 45 years. In that time, I've had
two moving on-road falls, one at ~10 mph, one at ~3 mph. I don't intend
to have another, and I've given up the risky variety of mountain biking.

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- Frank Krygowski