So do I start riding seriously again, or not?

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Originally Posted by Clark Addison

I'm not sure if PAC will be convinced by this. I'm somewhat in the same boat as him. Jogging is killing my body, so I've been thinking of buying a nice bike and getting serious, but am dissuaded by the many accidents I hear about. Many of you encourage him to ride, but you also have had serious accidents. It's not really encouraging to me.

At the risk of jinxing myself. I went down the first year of riding when a truck pulled out in front of me and had some scrapes and torn shorts but nothing bad. After that it's been roughly 23 years and somewhere around 60,000 miles without a problem. Riding my bike as been a lifesaver for me both mentally and physically. I realize the risk but I would never give it up also.