Is this a sign I am riding too much?

[koolaid_kid]

After over 4 decades of riding, I no longer trust my mirrors. i always look in the lane I wish to merge with. Just common sense.
I admit, there have been multiple times where I have ridden an obscene amount of miles just to attend a GSR rally. If have not yet done so, I encourage you to do so. Lots of fun before, during, and after the ride.

[argonsagas]

After over 4 decades of riding, I no longer trust my mirrors. i always look in the lane I wish to merge with. Just common sense.
I admit, there have been multiple times where I have ridden an obscene amount of miles just to attend a GSR rally. If have not yet done so, I encourage you to do so. Lots of fun before, during, and after the ride.

Like you, I want to KNOW what is around me, and I try to keep an image of what is behind or beside me all the time.


That requires very frequent looks in the mirrors, and noting any changes in the traffic, but it is always best to also do a direct check by turning your head.
Even though I learned to be quite fussy about the position and angle of mirrors, on most vehicles there will always be a blind spot.



This habit was well-ingrained long before I got a licence to drive motorized vehicles, ( I went everywhere on a bicycle) and is used no matter what vehicle in am in or on..

[Rob S.]

After over 4 decades of riding, I no longer trust my mirrors.

To quote Mr. Spock:

"In fact, I do trust you. But only to a point."

Before changing lanes, I check mirror, swivel head, check mirror, swivel head. Sometimes three or four times.

[Willmrx]

Ok, yesterday afternoon I took my mountain bike for a ride, it had been a while since I had ridden my bicycle. About 2 minutes into the ride, I was coasting down the sidewalk and there were some garbage cans in my way, so I was planning to jump off the sidewalk, to the street and keep cruisin! Well the first thing I did was to try and twist my right hand for more power? There was none! My bicycle does not have a throttle! I LOL and pumped my legs and kept cruising on my way.

[Guest]

To quote Mr. Spock:

"In fact, I do trust you. But only to a point."

Before changing lanes, I check mirror, swivel head, check mirror, swivel head. Sometimes three or four times.

Don't you get dizzy? Not able to swivel my head (only 3-4 degrees either way), all my upper cervical vertebra are fused together. So I'm limited to my mirrors and peripheral vision.

[mcycle-nut]

Common with me too! Obviously I DRIVE too much as well! There's times when I sit on the couch to watch TV and I think I should be putting a seatbelt on!

[Guest]

Ok, yesterday afternoon I took my mountain bike for a ride, it had been a while since I had ridden my bicycle. About 2 minutes into the ride, I was coasting down the sidewalk and there were some garbage cans in my way, so I was planning to jump off the sidewalk, to the street and keep cruisin! Well the first thing I did was to try and twist my right hand for more power? There was none! My bicycle does not have a throttle! I LOL and pumped my legs and kept cruising on my way.

I catch myself doing the same in the car - twisting my right hand on the steering wheel.

[Guest]

Some times after I've been on the bike quite a lot, when I get back in my truck and have to hit the brakes hard because someone else did something stupid in front of me, my left foot hits the floor as if I'm down shifting...funny.

[jeffgs]

After multiple days of riding my bike, I was driving my truck, when the first motorcycle I passed, my left hand smashed in to my window trying to wave to the the guy on the bike. It made me laugh!

I do this all the time but never thought of it as unusual behavior. I think you are perfectly normal.

One reason I do this though is to let them know I am a fellow rider and they are safe with me. There is a stretch of I-13 that people just drive like morons on and so I try and communicate with riders so they will ride close to me and I use my car as a buffer for them. I only would only hope others are watching for me the same.

[Guest]

Been there

Done that. LOL It`s even funnier when wifey and I are together in the cage and she does it.
Mike

After multiple days of riding my bike, I was driving my truck, when the first motorcycle I passed, my left hand smashed in to my window trying to wave to the the guy on the bike. It made me laugh!