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Dear James NQ,
There are many things in the world of cycling apart from bikes - in fact, the machines themselves are probably of minor importance for most of us. I refer you to Hippie's comments above.
There's racing, touring, clublife, cycling politics, personalities, history...... need I go on ?
But even if you've fallen out of love with cycling as a whole, don't worry. It's not healthy to live your whole life with an obsessive interest in the bike game: I'm aware of a few individuals who have done this, sacrificing every other aspect of life to cycling and the end result is unattractive. It's perfectly normal to let your interest lie fallow for a few years - you will probably return with renewed enthusiasm.
There's just one caveat I'd make here - if you have a racing career (and I hope you do), avoid having those blank years when you ought to be at the top of your game, say from about twenty to thirty five. If you stop at nineteen and come back at forty you will regret your timing!
Let's hope we meet up on the road sometime,
Yours,
Chris.