Considering jacking in cycling

[potsy]

No rush to return, do it when you are ready.

I am in a similar situation, though mine is more to do with finding the motivation rather than fear of injury.

In saying that I have less and less desire to return to cycle commuting, or road riding in general, but will be back soon mainly off road or on short road rides.

 

[Dave 123]

Come on @Accy cyclist , consider all of these positive comments.

Don't forget that the clocks will SPRING forward in a couple of weeks, I reckon we're all feeling sh1te at the moment on the last dreadful knockings of winter.

 

[classic33]

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It was a series of staticus epilepiticus siezures over an 18 hour period. Followed by six days in hospital.

Glad you find it intriguing.

 

[pawl]

I’m thinking about jacking in sky diving for exactly the same reasons.......


.....(I don’t do it and it might be dangerous)


I’ll let you know what I’m jacking in next shortly.

Wow pot holes in the sky

 

[cyberknight]

A trike might be the answer to falling off or losing control when hitting potholes.

An offroad trike such as this one would give the option for riding away from that pesky traffic!

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I was thinking along similar lines.

 

[Andrew_P]

Accy I know you are out of work, and I quite like your threads if there is ever a job going for creating threads that keep forums going go for it! They are kind of funny and sad at the same time classic Drama, never quite sure which posts I should agree with the ones giving sound advice or the ones being dismissive.

I have sort of given up with advice as you remind me a so much of someone I know everything positive gets turned to a negative. Even giving the South London alright as a Hello turned in to a diatribe of what wasn't alright! In the end I recall telling them it was just a Hello, didn't really want to know what wasn't alright. People soon learn you know, the best thing it taught me was to drop using alright as greeting it was a bad habit anyway....

 

[ColinJ]

Even giving the South London alright as a Hello turned in to a diatribe of what wasn't alright! In the end I recall telling them it was just a Hello, didn't really want to know what wasn't alright. People soon learn you know, the best thing it taught me was to drop using alright as greeting it was a bad habit anyway....

The staff at our local Lidl have clearly been instructed to greet customers with a cheery "Hi! You okay?" because they all do it. I have stood in the checkout queue a few times and heard customers say "No, my budgie died this morning", "Fat chance - I just lost me job", "No - I caught me wife in bed with me best mate!", that kind of thing ...

 

[User10119]

The staff at our local Lidl have clearly been instructed to greet customers with a cheery "Hi! You okay?" because they all do it. I have stood in the checkout queue a few times and heard customers say "No, my budgie died this morning", "Fat chance - I just lost me job", "No - I caught me wife in bed with me best mate!", that kind of thing ...

My Danish ex MiCL still hasn't really got the hang of the British habit of greeting people by asking "how are you?" and so, even after well over 40 years of living here, tends to treat it as an actual invitation to answer the question. Frightful behaviour, but I forgive her because I love her.

 

[gbb]

Yes but my question is have other posters considered jacking in cycling because of the reasons i am,or for other reasons. Not should i find somewhere considered safer to ride a bike. Like i said in my footnote. If the mods consider this subject a bit personal issues type then move it. It's a serious question,so maybe it's not light hearted enough for the Cafe section..

I have considered stopping a couple times.
Health issues have meant I lost fitness and have to contend with discomfort post rides.
Then I occasionally suffer from loss of mojo.
Then I usually suffer from a hatred of the cold and winter.

I got some fitness back but still found it difficult to get myself out there. Then winter comes along and it's all even harder.

I actually said to my wife last year...i might sell all my gear, Its driving me nuts, I' constantly fighting in my head but it doesn' translate to actual rides...or enough of them.

But then it' in the blood, once the spring is here I'll be out there again and loving it, even though it'l be hard and I'll never regain what I had.

 

[cyberknight]

 

[ColinJ]

Are you watching the same TV programme as me - that was on earlier today!

 

[User6179]

I am disappointed at the lack of a poll on this thread!

 

[cyberknight]

Are you watching the same TV programme as me - that was on earlier today!

Been singing it to myself TBH i have been a bit depressed atm in general ,1st world problems.

 

[Julia9054]

Wow pot holes in the sky

Ooh, just found the name of my first album

 

[ColinJ]

Been singing it to myself TBH i have been a bit depressed atm in general ,1st world problems.

Understandable; I have been too - I'm fed up with the lingering winter. I am desperate for spring to have sprung!

I hope you feel better soon.