Still new here but need to vent about cycling...

[RoadRaven]

Well SmilingCat... like KSH and Python and the others, I have no "answer"... but KSH has listed a really good way to approach this if you want to continue cycling.

Personally, I believe it would be hard to give up cycling forever - I still have young children so maybe, if I was in your position, I would give it up til they had finished growing, and then I would probably get back on my bike again because I love it sooo much.

It is a tough call, and I remember an older friend who smoked and had a dreadful diet and was told to give up the nicoteine and the fats and they would get another 5-10 years. He tried for nearly a year, but his quality/enjoyment of life was minimised and he decided he likes smoking, and he liked rich food and did he want to spend an extra few years feeling miserable and eating what he called "rabbit food" or did he want to relish life and enjoy his final years...

He cut his smoking back a little, returned to his old eating habits, started walking and got an extra year before his heart and body gave up as he slept.

Only you can make this decision, I wish you clarity in your thinking.
Arohanui from EnZed