70 yo now. Been riding over 55 years. Who knows how many times I've gone down. (Didn't own a car and rode year round in Massachusetts, Michigan and in winter, wet California Bay Area into my 30s. Raced a few years. I've back off a lot. And I've changed tires to the ones that (assuming I do my part) cannot come off the rim even if they blow out completely at high speed. Well into double figures on broken bones.
With tires/wheels I trust, I now sometimes go rather fast on descents with moderate corners but the days of laid over cornering are long gone. Happy to remember the days of doing crazy fast turns with riders on both side, front and rear but just leave them as memories. Arrive at the bottom with "I could have gone faster". But "I arrived."
Last edited by 79pmooney; 12-04-23 at 05:05 PM.
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