This is the trouble with arguing with certain people. They seize on any wiggle in a counterargument and narrow the focus of the argument to the reductio ad absurdum. To defend the indefensible. Fine. I don't need any new life lessons. I am not the one who had to retrieve my road bike from a ditch! In fact I have never had to do that. Ever. I'm 60, odds are good that even without any additional wisdom or changes of attitude I will make it to the end of my cycling career without drama like what is being discussed. Others, not so much. Over and done.