Read the road? You must be kidding... Absolutely! And anyone will tell ya, I don't ride fast.
It's just a matter of survival. After my last accident I got read my rights. Next bike accident and no more ridding for me so I have more than enough incentive to read the road for sure. I often drive a route tying to determine how I am going to make it on my bike. And there are many routes around my AO that although beautiful I know I am not able to climb. Further more after my last accident I lost allot of my proprioception. So now am I not only reading the road I am kinda like keeping an eye out for potential spots I can ditch if things get out of hand... Ha
In the old days I could blast down a mountain road caring minimally about what was around the next blind bend. Now days I just can't imagine how I could do that...
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