Edric 64 - Member
penalty for failure in terms of injury (for me) would be too high
I would be knackered with a serious injury.I clean and repair bus stops and shelters and am a window cleaner .If I break a limb I cant work.I could do this in other hobbies . I can think of many jobs where a broken limb could cost you 1000s in lost earnings
these are of course sensible concerns.
but just to play devils advocate...
some of my sketchiest riding/descending moments have been on big xc rides, 3 or 4 or 5 hours in. when i was tired, my concentration failing, and a sketchy xc bike with a saddle up my exhaust, and skinny nervous wheels...
in comparison i feel quite safe at an uplift day, on a stable confident bike, with steam-roller wheels, and a sugary snack in the van every 30mins, and the option to call it a day when i feel done.
can you still get uplifts around the afan skyline loop? - i'm not saying it's a dangerous loop, but i'd be much more likely to crash if i had to pedal all the way round. letting a van do the tiring work would make it all much safer...
i am of course, an idiot.