Ed

Aw Stu, what a plaintive post.

I would miss my bike terribly if I didn't have it. I'm no riding god but it's odd how much my bike has become part of normal life.

I like riding with people who I know so well that I could shadow their bikes and I know we wouldn't collide. I love that happy but tired feeling at the end of a ride, and falling asleep replaying the ride in my mind.

Stu, I've said this to a lot of people, but you must live your own life and not make it an aim to please other people - you end up pleasing nobody. If your actions do coincide with others' views, then that's naturally a bonus, but if you listen to and follow someone else's life desires and park your own you'll be miserable for the rest of your days. I let my dad bully me for years and I ended up on citalopram. There, I've said it. It took me 25 years to learn that lesson, it was a lesson very hard learned, and one I will never forget.