[jyl]

Thanks for the well wishes and words of concern. Rest assured, I don't ride in rush hour regularly. Of course, riding in the city always has some risk, it only takes one car to maim you. I figure my life expectancy will be better as a fit (semi-)skinny rider in traffic than as an overweight, sedentary guy on hypertension and lipid medications. Perhaps the ideal would be a fit skinny guy running safely on the indoor treadmill.