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Well, I have been riding bike well over 40 years and I do about 4000 km per year on bike, and I don't think I will master it any better in the future than I hav

Well, I have been riding bike well over 40 years and I do about 4000 km per year on bike, and I don't think I will master it any better in the future than I have so far. I don't fall often, but it happens more often than when walking and is definitely scarier. I mostly don't do "sports", I just commute. And since bikes don't have ABS, I either have brakes that are not powerful enough, or I have brakes that throw me over the bar if I a mistake in a surprising situation (such as in the case I mentioned). Most falls I have are due to ice. Every winter morning is a decision: do I take the bike with studded tyres, or the one that is much lighter to ride? Sometimes I make the wrong assessment.

stinos 12y ago
I still have a couple of years to go to reach that number of years, and doing roughly 3000km/year commuting. So I guess we just look at it differently then; I also ride bmx/dirt jumping, less in the last years because it can be quite harsh on the body, might be that it teaches you more control over a bike in general. Ragarding the brakes: there are types which can bring you to a sudden halt if needed, but with a lever that still has lots of travel to allow for fine modulation. Usually the more expensive disc/rim brakes with oil instead of a steel cable are fine. Though I agree that if it's your instinctive reflex to completely squeeze the lever in a perilous situation it's either all or nothing. Regarding ice: completely agree, even with proper equipment it's a struggle. And probably does lead to more falls then walking.