Originally Posted by WhyFi

lulz - it gets better. Yes - if you can't handle your bike at 12 mph, you're going too fast (not fast, *too* fast - as in, relative to the speed that your environment and skillset dictates). Also, if running off of the path and on to some grass at that speed is so terrifying that you need consolation from a stranger, you need to either HTFU or take up power walking.