3 ms·

> he concluded that if he kept cycling Ironman distances on open roads — 112 miles for the bike leg, which in the race is sandwiched between a 2.4-mile swim and

• brianwawok 4y ago
  As someone in the tri community… literally everyone knows people who have died while biking. A guy at our local club, another guy down the road. Not to mention the 30 people that have been hit but not killed (some minor, some life altering). To go out there and bike 200+ miles a week for many months is toying with disaster. There’s a reason almost all pros only cycle indoor..,
  • Cpoll 4y ago
    I won't debate that it's dangerous, I know motivated amateurs with serious road hours who have been in accidents. I know someone whose constant frustration is that he'll never get to his pre-accident performance. But I question the 100% death number. I also know a bike commuter who likes to claim that the increased lifespan by way of fitness outweighs the risk of death (which I only say as an interesting anecdote; there are too many factors for that to be anywhere near a universal truth).
• deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]