The dangers of not cycling

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  • boliston
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    fred246 wrote: »
    To be fair not cycling probably only knocks a couple of years off your life whereas smoking probably knocks about 10 years off.

    Not always
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/7941676/Britains-oldest-smoker-dies-after-puffing-on-cigarettes-for-95-years.html
  • Sncjw
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    Some people can't ride a bike: I can't due to hearing problems. Ears help you balance. I can't ride one without stabilisers
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  • Lrimas wrote: »
    Not cycling is not bad for you
    Doing no exercise is nearly as bad for you as smoking. It doesn't need to be cycling though.
  • System
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    I haven't ridden a bike since I was 10, I'm now 47, how am I still alive!!

    I can beat you there. Last time i rode a bike i was 8. I'm in my mid 50s now. Not sure i i can still ride a bike after all these years.

    I could manage an exercise bike though.
  • surreysaver
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    My bicycle put me in A&E three weeks ago.
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  • surreysaver
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    My bicycle put me in A&E three weeks ago.

    Well, the ambulance put me in A&E
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  • System
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    Well, the ambulance put me in A&E

    Not too much damage (to you) i hope.
  • surreysaver
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    Judi wrote: »
    Not too much damage (to you) i hope.

    Could have been worse!
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  • fred246
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    It's really sad. There are so many people who could lead happier, healthier, longer lives by bicycle commuting. Instead they choose the early death option and sit around in metal boxes with wheels, moaning about the traffic. Their noxious gas emmissions poison everyone leading to thousands more early deaths.
  • Slinky
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    I can't see how I could commute on a bike as I work from home.

    I rode a bike last year on holiday for the first time in 25 years. The previous time I was hit by a car not pulling out far enough to overtake me, wing mirror swiped my hip and took me off.

    It'll probably be 25 years (if I'm granted that long) before I get on a bike again.
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