11-26-2007, 04:14 PM
asteele2 Wrote:Whether or not I'll continue to ride on the street is a decision I haven't made yet.
I went through the same through process earlier this year and, at the time, for me I just figured that if I didnt have a street bike I'd really miss being able to hop on and head up the road for... whatever - for example, thanksgiving morning the weather was perfect, the leaves had turned and I went up through great falls for about a 2 hr ride, rode pretty slow and had a great time. I've scaled back riding a little bit, I dont ride to work every day lately and I'm not out on the bike all day every weekend either. That got to be a little bit of a drag and I dont enjoy racking up a ton of miles on the highway either - there's just no benefit to me for it.
asteele2 Wrote:Personally, though, I'm starting to feel like I'd rather hedge those chances by riding more on the track and less on the street. At least there a cager won't plow you with a truck from behind, t-bone you on the gas, or, like, be around.
But you might be riding with paulbaz, so... I think that evens out
I wonder what the difference in risk really is between riding on track and on the street given equal gear? Mile per mile you're more likely to crash on track (IMO) and while EV/Helo is readily available - no gravel/cagers/retards but you're going to have a much faster pace on track.