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Originally Posted by CurtEgerer
^^^ It really is amazing how quickly you can lose it when you don't ride for a few months. I've been thankful to be riding nearly everyday for the past year and for the foreseeable future - cycling is my retirement  Just watched a YouTube vid of a young man in his 90s who's still riding regularly and very well to boot! 
I have been wondering how that crash would have went down had I been clipped in? I'm riding platform pedals with no clip-ins on that bike. Quite a learning curve. I almost think the crash would've been less severe if I had stayed with the bike.
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I think it can go neither way. Taking the bike with you along the clips when you go down may slow the impact a bit? I bet you wouldn't go over the handle bars so far? Most of my crashes had been clipped in with a lot of sliding, using my skin as brake. I remember crashing years ago as a kid on platform pedals. One would think its less painful because it is much easier to monkey roll? I can't monkey roll worth a damn.
I plan on riding for a long time. I still look forward to getting out on the group ride but its a nasty beating with these young guys. I tell ya, the itch to get out and ride is high but I am not in any shape to go anywhere. Wheel sucking someone on the road today doing 18-19 mph for about 5 miles killed me. I curled up and slept after my hot shower. Doesn't help just getting over the flu.
Many of us here can get out and ride alone for miles and still enjoy it but with others sure making it more fun. I often wonder how much longer will we still enjoy riding alone. A couple of guys I talked to started to play pickle ball on some mornings for some simple conversations. I don't know about pickle ball?