De2385
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When things like this happen it is wake up call and reminder. My dh and I go around about this all the time. I ride in very remote areas as I do more mountain than road biking and I go alone every day. he fears for my safety on several levels and while I am cautious it doesn't stop me, because it is my addiction. But tonight when I was riding I have to admit I looked behind me a lot more than usual- as a matter of fact so much so that I ate dirt due to my distraction LOL. It wasn't pretty.
Point is, I live nowhere near this situation, I was riding at twilight but still and all Mickey's case reminds me how vulnerable I make myself at times and it created a healthy "fear/caution-reminder" for me even though it is something I already know. I get lazy about it and I shouldn't.
JMHO of course.
Ditto there girl. Go to your local mechanic, ask him for suggestions for things that be clipped on the bike as a weapon. My SO has been in many fights and screaming matches during the years riding alone. He finally rigged up a handy, dandy steel bar that fits nicely across the part top of the frame.
If you must ride alone, make sure you have more than your wits and legs to save you.