Time to Quit Riding?
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From: SoCal / AZ
I feel your pain (pun intended). I am coming up on 50, but I have lived a hard life. I have had 9 surgeries on various parts of my body, and have been battling back issues for a long time now. The past few years have really been painful when it comes to long rides.
I love riding too much to give it up, but I find myself having to back out of long multiple day rides that friends invite me on. I guess my dreams of riding across the country when I am older are just not going to happen.
For me, I will always have a bike if possible. Even if all I can do is ride across town, then that will have to be good enough. I have been riding on the street since I was 15, and I don't think I get ever fully quit.
Think it through before you make a decision.
I love riding too much to give it up, but I find myself having to back out of long multiple day rides that friends invite me on. I guess my dreams of riding across the country when I am older are just not going to happen.
For me, I will always have a bike if possible. Even if all I can do is ride across town, then that will have to be good enough. I have been riding on the street since I was 15, and I don't think I get ever fully quit.
Think it through before you make a decision.
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Anytime you stop doing what you love for others is living a false life.
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From: Northern VA
The money aspect has nothing to do with this, at all. Don't let yourself be talked into riding if you don't want to. If you don't want it for yourself, walk away.
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From: Upstate N.Y.-Rochester Area
Every situation is different, and all deserve hard thought.
You are the only one that can really make that decision.
For me right now, I'm in the camp that says when 2-wheels is iffy, I'll try 3.
And I like the idea of the articulated suspension that allows a trike to lean in concept. I have time to see if that works for me though.
People that I've talked to state that a trike requires more upper body strength, you may want to consider (GASP!) a Can-Am.
Think hard, make a good choice, good luck.
You are the only one that can really make that decision.
For me right now, I'm in the camp that says when 2-wheels is iffy, I'll try 3.
And I like the idea of the articulated suspension that allows a trike to lean in concept. I have time to see if that works for me though.
People that I've talked to state that a trike requires more upper body strength, you may want to consider (GASP!) a Can-Am.
Think hard, make a good choice, good luck.
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2014
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From: usa
no harm in renting a trike
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If you feel you can't ride then don't. If you feel that whatever you need to do to keep on riding is to much pain, trouble, expense or whatever, then don't ride. If you want to keep on riding then find a way to do it. It may be modification to the controls, getting a third wheel or something else, but there are people far worse off than you than want to ride and do. There are also many people in better shape than you that hang it up. Make up your own mind and then do it whatever that may be.