ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I am a regular contributor to the BikeRadar forum as well as this one. I kept up with Gats' postings and was a bit worried about him. He'd had a history of eating disorders and was completely obsessed with being super-fit. The post below (on BikeRadar) really disturbed me and I thought of PMing him about it, but of course, I didn't get round to it...
On November 30th, I did a lovely ride with 3 other Cycle Chat forum members. It was a fine winter day - blue skies and sunshine, very cold and frosty. I was buzzing with a sense of well-being when I got home. I went online later on to update the ride thread and then nipped over to BikeRadar to see what had been happening there...
I couldn't believe the news about Gats' death when I read it. I've stopped reading threads about cyclists dying because I'm getting more and more worried about traffic conditions, and I don't want to stop riding. I get so angry about the waste of life due to some pillock's stupidity and impatience. News of Gats' fate somehow slipped in under the radar, and I was completely unprepared for it. It's funny how you can feel that you know someone, even though you've never met him or even had any direct communication with him. I ended up weeping for a stranger that night...
I've been putting off reading that thread on BikeRadar again, but maybe it is time for go over there and pay my respects.
RIP Gats. My condolences to his family and friends.
- Its difficult cos work is particularly busy at the moment and I'm up at 4am t get there to get the work done so 35miles in and 25 miles home both in the dark and the wet and rarely being able t get out and I just find myself thinking that if I cut my ride down I can get in and get on with stuff but then know I'l feel guilty about not riding enough.
Even though the weather is crap I'm still managing between 3-400 miles a week which is ok I guess. Not great but ok.
Gats
On November 30th, I did a lovely ride with 3 other Cycle Chat forum members. It was a fine winter day - blue skies and sunshine, very cold and frosty. I was buzzing with a sense of well-being when I got home. I went online later on to update the ride thread and then nipped over to BikeRadar to see what had been happening there...
I couldn't believe the news about Gats' death when I read it. I've stopped reading threads about cyclists dying because I'm getting more and more worried about traffic conditions, and I don't want to stop riding. I get so angry about the waste of life due to some pillock's stupidity and impatience. News of Gats' fate somehow slipped in under the radar, and I was completely unprepared for it. It's funny how you can feel that you know someone, even though you've never met him or even had any direct communication with him. I ended up weeping for a stranger that night...
I've been putting off reading that thread on BikeRadar again, but maybe it is time for go over there and pay my respects.
RIP Gats. My condolences to his family and friends.
