Quote Originally Posted by Lisa S.H.
Sometimes I think that we have a moral obligation to wear stretchy lycra biking clothes, because if we didn't, our joy and excitment might burst out while we were riding and hit innocent passersby and motorists, possibly causing injury or accidents.
So stuff yourself into those shorts and go out with a clean conscience knowing you are merely protecting the safety of others.
That's great!!!! I love the way you put that. Now that I'm getting back into biking, I have such a hard time seeing myself in my bike shorts . I was in such good shape a few years ago before I went back to school and those few years at my age make it exponentially harder to take it off.

On riding solo, I really enjoy it. I like riding with my DH too. Just variations on the theme.

I do hate riding in traffic and prefer a nice MTB ride, but had few concerns when I lived in Italy. I rode right in the middle with all of the cars there. As a cyclist, I was treated so much better there that I felt much more safe. Where I lived there weren't lanes painted on many of the roads so cars just drove in their own space bubble. As a result, people were very aware of their space and yours. They weren't just blindly following the guy in front of them. Then you compound that with Utah drivers and I really have to watch when I'm on the road.