Originally Posted by
njkayaker
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In martial arts (eg judo/aikido), it's routine/typical/common/regular to "fall" (especially in training/practice). That is, everybody falls, frequently.
Falling when bicycling is considered fairly exceptional (even when training). Falls are rare for the vast majority of cyclists.
Obviously, the two things are not the same.
You mean "infrequent" then. Routine is something that is practiced and invariant, as much as practicable. In this context, since we're talking about people who have trained for falls and rolling (so that it is routine for them), it doesn't make much sense to say that it is not routine for them on the bike unless there is some physical differentiation.
Even though one event is more infrequent that the other, they may still be the same technique, the same actions. Recall that you said "
Bicycle falls aren't very much like those things." Frequency doesn't seem to a very logical distinction in that context. Are you sure that's what you meant, or did you have something else in mind when you wrote it?