Yeah I think those experiences are pretty common. I was the same until I started going to some local bike meetups. I would see these intense looking bikers on their road bikes riding amongst fast, aggressive traffic and thought that’s what you need to do if you’re a biker, and that I just lacked the skills. I would stick to sidewalks and off-road paths.
Well, I guess in places without good bike infrastructure there’s a lot of truth to my assumptions actually. But the important thing to realize is that, although hard to find, some places do exist that are actually decent for those of us in group three.
I didn’t even realize there was such a categorization of bikers
Years ago I tried doing it a couple times and stopped because I fall into group 3
I tried being group one and an ambulance honked at me because I took a left turn in front of it (sirens were not going off)
And I just never did it again
I figured most bikers were group one
Yeah I think those experiences are pretty common. I was the same until I started going to some local bike meetups. I would see these intense looking bikers on their road bikes riding amongst fast, aggressive traffic and thought that’s what you need to do if you’re a biker, and that I just lacked the skills. I would stick to sidewalks and off-road paths.
Well, I guess in places without good bike infrastructure there’s a lot of truth to my assumptions actually. But the important thing to realize is that, although hard to find, some places do exist that are actually decent for those of us in group three.