I love road cycling. I like the speed, I like the hard work, the exhaustion...all of it. Likewise, I am the type of person who would enjoy the intensity and danger of racing, but at this point in my life, it just doesn't fit in. With family and a career that I enjoy very much, I don't have a lot of spare time, and while I'm sure I could find the time, the training would almost completely replace the riding time that I currently enjoy, which presently includes a mixture of road biking, mountain biking, commuting, riding with the family, etc.. Racing (and sticking to a rigorous training regime) is a dimension of cycling that I would enjoy but it would eliminate my ability to experience other dimensions of cycling.