After being a die-hard cyclist all my adult life, committing for years in all weathers, I got hit by a car coming out of a side road. Not a terrible accident and I managed to stay on the bike, it just sort of propelled me across the road with a glancing blow, would have been worse if there had been oncoming traffic but there wasn't. But I haven't been able to get back on my bike for the past 3 years. It's ridiculous when I think about it but I'm really really scared. I've become a dad in the meantime and that makes the prospect even more terrifying.
I was sat with two work colleagues yesterday who cycle everywhere and I realised what a big part of my identity cycling was and I want to get back on my bike. I was thinking about pushing on the pavement on the road parts for a while and just cycling on the car-free park bits of my route to work to start with as it's a pretty rubbish route.
Any other tips? Others who've shaken this?
I was sat with two work colleagues yesterday who cycle everywhere and I realised what a big part of my identity cycling was and I want to get back on my bike. I was thinking about pushing on the pavement on the road parts for a while and just cycling on the car-free park bits of my route to work to start with as it's a pretty rubbish route.
Any other tips? Others who've shaken this?