Quote Originally Posted by jesvetmed View Post
That's wonderful news! Thanks for posting happy things! Hopefully you'll get more confident over time (yet respectfully wary!).
You are right - and I guess with age we get more 'respectfully wary' anyway. Sometimes I think of my riding style when I was like 15 or 18 years old - and it was waaaaay faster but sometimes not so responsible. I've been on road bikes for like thirty years and had a few crashes when I was around twenty (all by myself of course ) here and there when I was young... falling on the road, flying down a small country bridge once in Italy, or such - but when you are younger you don't think about it too much. I remember that my sister was the same way, she flew into a ditch at 35mph once! You go down, get back up, check for broken bones and if everything is ok heal the road rash and jump back on the bike.
Now at 37 I guess I have a different perspective. I like to ride fast but I don't ride as fast everywhere like I used to. And it shows I guess, because I don't crash by myself anymore
I am more careful of steep descents, corners, uneven ground... I could say I ride more conservatively in general. Well, yes - not enough to avoind the big trucks evidently... but still one thing I noticed in the last few years is that I am much more wary of my surroundings, especially in traffic.
On the other hand, still, this weird experience leaves me a little uncomfortable on the road. I did get back on the bikes (the horses ) right away despite the bruises, just wanted to keep going anyway - but I realize that I am being more 'suspicious' of any unconventional behavior around me now. I notice immediately all the drivers that are just a little more aggressive or more erratic, I am pretty wary of trucks and larger vehicles, and although the ride per se has a 'relaxing' effect on my day - I keep a higher alert level than I used to.
I guess that means that I'm not so young anymore?
Thanks everyone for the support and nice thoughts!!!