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I see a lot of commentary defending being a motorcyclist. I don't think Ann's article was about the dangers of cycling, so much as what happens when two people become a couple. Something has to give and it can't all be given by one person.
He can't keep living the bachelor life, flying off to each and every single meet that his buddies put together, once he has married. He also should not have to give it up entirely.
A marriage takes work and compromise. She has to tell him, "Okay, I really need you for this thing." He has to pick and choose which events will satisfy his interest in the sport, but remember that he does not have to go to every single one of them.
As for his buddies gossiping about them on the internet, that'd happen with any group. Given the choice between a happy marriage and the occasional poker game, tatting circle or drunken brawl with the lads, most people would gladly take a happy marriage.
