Are babies messing with my head?

understand exactly what your saying mate,i used to be one of the craziest idiots you,d ever meet on a bike(probably why at the time nobody ever dare go on the back of me lol)i thought i was indestructable as well as unbeatable hence why i was going to be sponsered to race for a living.

Then BAM... near fatal accident,but that didnt really slow me down to much(even though i feel i maybe lost a bit of the edge which i feel seperated me from other riders.

No the thing which has slowed me down is(like yourself)the thought of my kids 7+4yrs and what would become of them if daddy did'nt return home, god pray that never happens(things like what kind of people would they become and all the things we'd miss out on together.

So really mate your not on your own,your just being a responsible parent....but now i,m going to contradict myself a little here because i,d be lying if i said i did'nt still have my moments,but all said and done for the above reasons i try to make them few and far between......once in a while makes you hth.

Originally Posted by sv-robo

No the thing which has slowed me down is(like yourself)the thought of my kids

Thanks for that, do you actually conciously think of the kids when riding?

I wasn't thinking about my son at all. Not conciously anyway. I was only thinking about the concequences of having an accident when faced with increased risk, ie: overtake, fast bend, etc, and it messed up my concentration. I only usually think about the riding, nothing else, thats the main reason I love biking, its an escape. I ended up bimbling along 'cos I wanted to enjoy the ride, and bimbling stopped me worrying about having an accident.

It's only afterwards on reflection, I wondered why these thoughts were breaking my concentration, I concluded it must either be because of my son, or general lack of confidence after the winter. Hence posting this thread and asking what goes through other parents heads.

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Thanks for that, do you actually conciously think of the kids when riding?


It's only afterwards on reflection, I wondered why these thoughts were breaking my concentration, I concluded it must either be because of my son, .

Ithink by the sounds of it we are in the same boat(along with others)

Idon't conscously think of the kids while riding,as you say riding is an escape and you need to be focused on what your doing.

It is usually before,during a stop off (especially if ive let the inner demon control me for a couple of miles just to blow the cobwebs off)and again like you say on reflection afterwards.

At the end of the day your just being a responsible,thoughtful parent who bares his kids in mind and theres absolutely nothing/unusual wrong with that.

Hope this puts your mind to rest

Originally Posted by sv-robo

Hope this puts your mind to rest

Yes, it helps, thank you. I'll just have to see how I go, and accept it. If I find I spend most of this year bimbling, then I'll change my bike for a big enduro or something. If my pace returns I'll keep on drooling over big italian sportsbikes.

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Originally Posted by sv-robo

At the end of the day your just being a responsible,thoughtful parent who bares his kids in mind and theres absolutely nothing/unusual wrong with that.

Everyone thinks twice when they know there's something meaningful to loose