End of the road

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VLJ's accident has forced me to focus more on the dangers of riding, thoughts that I had pushed to the farthest recesses of my mind. How even a seasoned, experienced rider can be taken off guard and grievously injured. I love riding as much as I love archery which I had to quit because of injuries to both shoulders. When I came to the reality that I would never use my bows again it was years later before I could bring myself to sell them. I've held on to two self bows for purely nostalgic reasons.

I nearly gave up on bikes last year after heart surgery. Glad I didn't but the potential hazards seem to be in my head now every time I ride. I wonder how I'll cope when the time to stop riding happens, as it will.