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From: Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org>
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Subject: Re: Cyclist dead
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 09:33:45 -0500
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On 15 Feb 2025 14:06:50 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:

>Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
>> On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 23:17:42 -0500, Frank Krygowski
>> <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2/14/2025 7:59 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
>>>> On 2/14/2025 12:57 PM, AMuzi wrote:
>>>>> https://realdealnews.org/2025/02/14/extreme-sports-influencer-dies- 
>>>>> while-cycling-down-volcano/
>>>> Live for a thrill and you get to die for the thrill. This does not make 
>>>> sense to me at all.
>>> 
>>> Agreed. "Influencers" who do hyper-risky tricks to gain followers and 
>>> make money do nobody any good. They probably inspire other fools to lose 
>>> at risky tricks. And as in this case, they trigger public spending to 
>>> rescue them from their failures.
>> 
>> For many people, risk is the spice of life. For others, it's something
>> to be avoided.
>> 
>> --
>> C'est bon
>> Soloman
>> 
>
>Kinda depends on if one understands the risks. I’ll take some risks cycling
>and others I’ll pass I tend to avoid jumps beyond just riding off a step
>off etc.
>
>Roger Merriman

Of course it does. Everyone gets to decide for themselves and that's
how it's supposed to be. I never wanted to die in bed, but that's
probably how it's going to be. The older I get, the less I concern
myself with risks, but also, the less physically capable I am to do
the risky stuff.

--
C'est bon
Soloman