Of course not...that's silly! What I mean by delusional is how you think one should ride a bike is not viable. Since I'm the founder and former President of a Cycling Club in my area 20 years ago and ride with a large network of people, I know I'm not the only one who rides. What I actually said was, there are different types of riders with a variety of skills - you must know that if you ride...correct?. It's also why our Cycling Club has various groups ranging from A to D depending on ability. Also, I should tell you that keeping your tires and eyes glued to the white line for two miles (or any distance...if that really happened) is much more dangerous than keeping your head up to see where your going and looking for traffic...just trying to help you stay safe. The rule of thumb is to keep your right peddle on the line which puts your bike about 6 inches into the road. This advise is stated in a book Greg LeMond wrote and has become standard practice. Again, what I actually said in my previous post, is that on any given ride there are holes, glass, gravel, trash among other things on the side of the road (speed matter too) that for the safely of rider requires the rider to move out into the road from time to time...I'm stating how it's practically done. As a other example, the safest thing to do on a bike when coming to a stop sign or in a traffic circle is to "take the lane" so the car behind you does not come up beside you creating a dangerous situation with both. Frankly, if you really did ride, you would not be debating with me because you'd understand and know I'm right.
