I know I spend most of my day on auto-pilot, and I think pretty much everyone does. And when you're only using 5% of your brain, bad things can happen, no matter what the task.
Originally Posted by
noodle soup
That one is gonna be hard to top
It's a miracle I even survived my first week on a fixed gear road bike, I had no idea how dangerous they are, and how used to being able to stop pedalling I had become during 50 years of riding.
It can be tough to remind myself to think, "OK, wait. Which bike am I on?", every single time I have the urge to coast for a few feet. Especially since I'm usually completely out of breath at that particular moment.