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On a serious note, something I feel strongly about, something which is rarely brought up or discussed: don’t believe the hippie/green/socialist religion of cycling being a binary purely good thing. As you noticed it’s not only:
-Dangerous on your own (you’re far from the only one who gets _serious_ and expensive injuries from solo cycling accidents each year)
-It’s also _extremely_ dangerous when cycling among other traffic (just a while ago a cyclist was flattened by a car near where I live, despite people generally being very careful around here)
-It’s not great for your physiology
-It’s far from being at the top of physical activities to do, and
-It’s not even a good method of transportation
-(Not great for enjoying the outdoors either, as you really can’t enjoy much of it being all hunkered down and needing to concentrate on riding).

I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s better to A) do much more beneficial physical activities than cycling and B) to use better transportation methods.

I’ve been a mountain biker for most of my life, having done massive amounts of kilometers on and off road, but I felt I had to suppress that incredibly strong instinct so many of us men have of getting a road bike (and also the urge of doing a huge amount of mountain biking), and think of it rationally. And I _really_ wanted to splurge on some new bikes, new tech…
Instead I now mainly walk, e-scoot or drive (with the e-scooter in the trunk when necessary for the last mile…or up to about 4 miles) to my physical activities (if I even have to, most of them I do at home in the facilities I invested in). My research and experiences tell me those alternate physical activities are far better forms of training than cycling. In my humble opinion that has yielded much better results…and no injuries so far.

I hope you recuperate fast, and Godspeed on whatever contraptions you get on in the future!