Bush Bashes Bike

He was probably drinking again and fell and this is a story that was
conjured up. I would be drinking to, if I sent all those soldiers to their
graves, just so we could put people in power in a country to get better
deals on oil and so Halliburton could make some cash to boot. Nice to see
[censored] bringing down almost a mill a year, while he serves as VP. lol What a
bunch. They sure are a powerful bunch that do as they please, not to
mention how much they spend of the taxpayers money.

Sorry, had to vent,
Curt

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Bush Suffers Cuts, Bruises While Biking

By DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press Writer

CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- President Bush suffered cuts and bruises early

Saturday afternoon when he fell while mountain biking on his ranch, White
House spokesman Trent Duffy said.

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Bush was on the 16th mile of a 17-mile ride when he fell, Duffy said. He

was riding with a military aide, members of the Secret Service and his
personal physician, Dr. Richard Tubb.

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"He had minor abrasions and scratches on his chin, upper lip, nose, right

hand and both knees," Duffy said. "Dr. Tubb, who was with him, cleaned his
scratches, said he was fine. The Secret Service offered to drive him back to
the house. He declined and finished his ride."

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Bush was wearing his bike helmet and a mouth guard when the mishap

occurred. Duffy said he didn't know exactly how the accident happened.

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"It's been raining a lot and the topsoil is loose," the spokesman said.

"You know this president. He likes to go all out. Suffice it to say he
wasn't whistling show tunes."

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Bush left Crawford shortly after the bike mishap for Austin, where he was

attending a private party of his daughter, Jenna, who graduated from the
University of Texas earlier in the day.

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As he departed from the presidential helicopter with his wife, scrapes

were visible on the president's right temple and on his chin. Close-up shots
taken by photographers revealed other scrapes above his lip and on the end
of his nose. When he waved to the crowd greeting him at the airport, a small
bandage could be seen on his right palm.

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Earlier this month, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry took a

spill from his bicycle while riding with Secret Service agents through
Concord, Mass., about 18 miles north of Boston. Kerry fell when his bike hit
a patch of sand. He was not injured.

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Told about Bush's mishap, Kerry said, "I hope he's OK. I didn't know the

president rode a bike."

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Bush Suffers Cuts, Bruises While Biking

By DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press Writer

CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- President Bush suffered cuts and bruises early

Saturday afternoon when he fell while mountain biking on his ranch, White
House spokesman Trent Duffy said.

He must have forgotten his training wheels.

| Bush was wearing his bike helmet and a mouth guard when the
| mishap occurred.

=v= That's the media for you. Gotta report about the helmet.
But what's this about a mouth guard? We can speculate ...

=1= Scenario #1: The "mountain bike" was actually of the
fossil-fueled variety, like everything else The Shrub uses
or supports. A helmet with mouth guard is far more common
for one of those. Also, he fell over because he forgot to
turn it on (_op_cit_ his Segway tumble).

=2= Scenario #2: The Secret Service insisted on a mouth
guard just in case he pretzeled something.
<_Jym_>

araby' from said:

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Bush Suffers Cuts, Bruises While Biking

By DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press Writer

CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- President Bush suffered cuts and bruises early

Saturday afternoon when he fell while mountain biking on his ranch, White
House spokesman Trent Duffy said.

He must have forgotten his training wheels.

He's trying to woo the cycling vote away from Kerry.

Mountain or road?

Hmmm .... I'm going road.

Bush is a Fred.

--
Kevan Smith
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| ''It's been raining a lot and the topsoil is loose,'' ...

=v= Someone on the New York City bikes list looked up the
weather reports on weather.com for Crawford, Texas:

May 22: 0"
May 21: 0"
May 20: 0"
May 19: 0"
May 18: 0"
May 17: 0"

<_Jym_>

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May 22: 0"
May 21: 0"
May 20: 0"
May 19: 0"
May 18: 0"
May 17: 0"

Love it!

Cheers, helen s

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Jym Dyer said:

=v= Someone on the New York City bikes list looked up the
weather reports on weather.com for Crawford, Texas:

May 22: 0"
May 21: 0"
May 20: 0"
May 19: 0"
May 18: 0"
May 17: 0"

I lived in Killeen, TX for 4 years. Unlike most places I have been,
there can be highly local downpours that would not show up on local
rainfall gauges or weather station reports.

OTOH, that wouldn't exactly explain the 'several days' part of it...

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

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I lived in Killeen, TX for 4 years. Unlike most places I have been,
there can be highly local downpours that would not show up on local
rainfall gauges or weather station reports.

OTOH, that wouldn't exactly explain the 'several days' part of it...

Obvious, innit... those darned- tootin-foreign-terrorist-types have taken
control of the weather, dang it ;-) If only they'd do the same to Tone over
here!

Cheers, helen s

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On 24 May 2004 10:10:45 -0700, Jym Dyer <[email hidden]> from Violet's Mud Pies

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| ''It's been raining a lot and the topsoil is loose,'' ...

=v= Someone on the New York City bikes list looked up the
weather reports on weather.com for Crawford, Texas:

May 22: 0"
May 21: 0"
May 20: 0"
May 19: 0"
May 18: 0"
May 17: 0"

Before the 17th, there were near record amounts of rainfall in East Texas, which
is near crawford. There are still flood warnings out for some areas.

I think, though, the President just made a mistake and crashed and people are
scrambling to cover his ass. Wouldn't you like a person to do that when you fell
off your bike?

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I think, though, the President just made a mistake and crashed and people

are

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scrambling to cover his ass. Wouldn't you like a person to do that when

you fell

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off your bike?

I'm not so much interested in CYA as I am in advice on how not to fall
again. I'm still baffled by a spill I took at a RR crossing a few weeks ago.
It's an spot I passed regularly without any trouble before but I am too
timid to take it at anything faster than a walking pace now.

On Mon, 24 May 2004 14:27:30 -0600, "\"El Paisano\""
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I'm not so much interested in CYA as I am in advice on how not to fall
again. I'm still baffled by a spill I took at a RR crossing a few weeks ago.
It's an spot I passed regularly without any trouble before but I am too
timid to take it at anything faster than a walking pace now.

Approach the tracks at an angle. Also, the metal of the track itself can be very
slippery. Try bunny hopping.

--
Kevan Smith
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Kevan Smith /dev/null said:

On Mon, 24 May 2004 14:27:30 -0600, "\"El Paisano\""
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I'm not so much interested in CYA as I am in advice on how not to fall
again. I'm still baffled by a spill I took at a RR crossing a few weeks ago.
It's an spot I passed regularly without any trouble before but I am too
timid to take it at anything faster than a walking pace now.

Approach the tracks at an angle. Also, the metal of the track itself can be very
slippery. Try bunny hopping.

For someone not experienced at bunny hopping, a railroad crossing is
probably the worst place to learn. Better to use a grassy field, or
just spend more time more time on singletrack and the skills will
develop without any special attention required.

Personally I never cross tracks at an angle, since crossing at an angle
is what I was doing on the one occasion I fell at a crossing (and trashed
the front wheel of a borrowed bicycle).

Crossing at walking speed is also not the best idea in my opinion,
since speed helps keep the front wheel from being deflected by a bump
in the road.

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Approach the tracks at an angle.

Good advice, if the angle in question is 90 degrees.

:-)

Chris Neary
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"Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could
you ask of life? Bicycling combined all the elements I
loved" - Adapted from a quotation by Charles Lindbergh

Kevan Smith said:

Before the 17th, there were near record amounts of rainfall in East Texas, which
is near crawford. There are still flood warnings out for some areas.

Crawford is nowhere near East Texas. Crawford is technically in Central
Texas, and is 200 miles West of anything considered East Texas. Crawford
is near Waco, South of Dallas. The weather in East Texas is usually far
wetter than in Central Texas. There is a huge difference, both
in terms of weather, and in terms of culture.

--

David L. Johnson

__o | This is my religion. There is no need for temples; no need for
_`\(,_ | complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our
(_)/ (_) | temple. The philosophy is kindness. --The Dalai Lama

Kevan Smith said:

I think, though, the President just made a mistake and crashed and people are
scrambling to cover his ass. Wouldn't you like a person to do that when you fell
off your bike?

Somebody call the cops. Kevan's been replaced by an
extraterrestrial, or maybe even a politically moderate humanoid.
--
Rick Onanian

Paul Southworth said:

For someone not experienced at bunny hopping, a railroad crossing is
probably the worst place to learn. Better to use a grassy field, or
just spend more time more time on singletrack and the skills will
develop without any special attention required.

That makes sense> But I'll point out, a full bunny hop (both wheels)
isn't necessary. It's only your front wheel you need to "protect" from
the tracks, unless they're _extremely_ rough.

In my much-younger days, I took tracks by sailing over both tracks in a
long bunny hop. In these much-older days, I usually just hop the front
wheel twice. <sigh>

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Personally I never cross tracks at an angle, since crossing at an angle
is what I was doing on the one occasion I fell at a crossing (and trashed
the front wheel of a borrowed bicycle).

Yep. As Chris Neary said, the proper angle is 90 degrees. Or close to
it. Depending how good you are at lifting that front wheel.

Otherwise, your front wheel drops into the slot alongside the track, you
can't balance, and you get thrown. I've heard it feels like a judo throw.

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Crossing at walking speed is also not the best idea in my opinion,
since speed helps keep the front wheel from being deflected by a bump
in the road.

Also agreed.

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Kevan Smith said:

Quoted message said:

I'm not so much interested in CYA as I am in advice on how not to fall
again. I'm still baffled by a spill I took at a RR crossing a few weeks ago.
It's an spot I passed regularly without any trouble before but I am too
timid to take it at anything faster than a walking pace now.

Approach the tracks at an angle. Also, the metal of the track itself can be very
slippery. Try bunny hopping.

Kevan has trouble typing the word, but what he meant to say "approach
the tracks at a RIGHT angle". ;-)

I too like bunny hopping tracks, but if you happen to come down wrong
on the second rail... ouch.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $695 ti frame

On Mon, 24 May 2004 19:49:55 -0400, "David L. Johnson"

from Lehigh University said:

Kevan Smith said:

Before the 17th, there were near record amounts of rainfall in East Texas, which
is near crawford. There are still flood warnings out for some areas.

Crawford is nowhere near East Texas. Crawford is technically in Central
Texas, and is 200 miles West of anything considered East Texas. Crawford
is near Waco, South of Dallas. The weather in East Texas is usually far
wetter than in Central Texas. There is a huge difference, both
in terms of weather, and in terms of culture.

Maybe if you're a Texan. To me, all them is crackers.

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Kevan Smith
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Thanks to all for the advice. I should have included my typical MO
(pre-crash). These tracks and the road around them are **very** rough and
cross the road at about 30deg angle. I cross at as close to a 90deg angle as
traffic (usually very light) allows, coast over the tracks, and come a
couple of inches out of the saddle to reduce the bumpiness. There are two
sets of tracks, so I am sure that bunny-hopping is not an option for me
right now. Is there anything wrong with my technique? Should I keep
pedaling? or stay in the saddle?

Matthew