Long training rides solo??

[shootingstar]

From someone who has not had a car at home for many years:


I still am not good about changing a flat tire but nevertheless I still go on long bike rides by myself. Except for biket vacation trips out of town, all the cycling that I do is within my home city area and hence, quite urban. And in Toronto, where I used to live. But both city areas are huge...so I do cycle 45 kms. often... for 90 kms. occasionally by myself. One can devise all sorts of long, interesting routes without going outside of the suburbs into rural areas for either city.

Both cities have commuter trains/subway and local ferries which allow bikes. All of Vancouver's buses have bike racks...another reason why I'm not worried. Toronto only started to install bike racks on their buses last year or so. Yet, that never stopped me and cycled there for over 10 years before moving out to Vancouver.

Yea, sure I've spent time walking for 1 hr. or less ,with a flat to get home or to a bike shop. But rarely happens. I don't do long rides at night, so it doesn't freak me out to walk anywhere in either city. Shrug. It was never a situation where I was late for work or to meet someone when I had a flat.

Phoning my partner is useless: we don't have car. And there was period of 2 years where he and I lived in different cities.

It helps to become self-reliant and confident ..to have fun on your own.