Lots of people have stories about hearing about someone dying, having kids, wives/girlfriends not approving, my brother the EMT says... yada yada, all external influences that make them give up riding potentially against their will, or them just not being able to say "not interested anymore".
For any of you who've ridden for a long time and just decided to stop, what was your clue that it was time?
I've been riding street for 25+ years now. Commuted daily year round (in CA, you could do that) for 12, used to do crazy road trips, weekend over-nighters, multi-state runs, etc.
Since moving to NC, I think I've put all of 1k miles / year on my bike, down from 15k/year before. I have more time here than I ever did in CA, but without a commute to drive me... I'm just not riding. This crap weather doesn't help, but that's hardly a real excuse.
Is it time to give up, sell my bike, toss my ratty gear and make it a part of my history rather than my future?
For any of you who've ridden for a long time and just decided to stop, what was your clue that it was time?
I've been riding street for 25+ years now. Commuted daily year round (in CA, you could do that) for 12, used to do crazy road trips, weekend over-nighters, multi-state runs, etc.
Since moving to NC, I think I've put all of 1k miles / year on my bike, down from 15k/year before. I have more time here than I ever did in CA, but without a commute to drive me... I'm just not riding. This crap weather doesn't help, but that's hardly a real excuse.
Is it time to give up, sell my bike, toss my ratty gear and make it a part of my history rather than my future?