On Dec 10, 7:16 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" <[email hidden]>
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Ouch. Not physically, but financially. I've broken two Giro Atmos helmets in crashes this year. First one happened when my son did something screwy while descending, causing me to run into his rear wheel and off the road into the culvert, where I flipped over and landed on my bike. Thankfully just a couple little bruises, that's all. Oh, plus a cracked helmet.
Yep. They're fragile, all right!
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Then yesterday I'm riding the "punchbowl" (a dried-up reservoir with steep sides that you can ride down into and up the other side... lots of fun!) and didn't quite get the speed right to land on the 4-ft-wide berm, causing me to grab a bit more front brake than I should have (to keep from going over the other side). I, fortunately, didn't go over the other side, but the bike went over me after I did a flip over the bars that my kids thought rather funny. And cracked another helmet.
Last time I damaged a helmet was maybe 25 years ago. Not a good trend! :>😉
Were you doing those kinds of stunts 25 years ago?
Your riding style and mine seem much different. I tend to avoid the kind of riding that makes wearing a helmet seem logical. As a bonus, I seem to avoid scraped knees, broken collarbones, damaged bike parts, etc.
IOW, I don't "risk compensate" myself into those problems.
To add some fuel to the fire, I will mention that "going over the bars" is EXTREMELY unlikely on a proper recumbent bicycle.
-- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia "Localized intense suction such as tornadoes is created when temperature differences are high enough between meeting air masses, and can impart excessive energy onto a cyclist." - Randy Schlitter
"Tom Sherman" wrote: (clip) To add some fuel to the fire, I will mention that "going over the bars"
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is EXTREMELY unlikely on a proper recumbent bicycle. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Okay--more fuel to the fire: Riding a recumbent (proper or not) through the punch bowl would be very humorous to watch. I believe it would take a couple of people to bring you and the bike up from the bottom.
On Dec 10, 8:52 pm, "Leo Lichtman" <[email hidden]>
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"Tom Sherman" wrote: (clip) To add some fuel to the fire, I will mention
that "going over the bars"> is EXTREMELY unlikely on a proper recumbent bicycle. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Okay--more fuel to the fire: Riding a recumbent (proper or not) through the punch bowl would be very humorous to watch. I believe it would take a couple of people to bring you and the bike up from the bottom.
Drag up the "bike", if you must. But best to let Sherman rot in the bottom of the bowl.
On Dec 10, 7:16 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" <[email hidden]>
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Ouch. Not physically, but financially. I've broken two Giro Atmos helmets in crashes this year.
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Then yesterday I'm riding the "punchbowl" (a dried-up reservoir with steep sides that you can ride down into and up the other side... lots of fun!) and didn't quite get the speed right to land on the 4-ft-wide berm, causing me to grab a bit
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To add some fuel to the fire, I will mention that "going over the bars" is EXTREMELY unlikely on a proper recumbent bicycle.
Riding the punchbowl is even less likely.
-- Ryan Cousineau [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com/ "My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook. Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing
"Ryan Cousineau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:rcousine-C5E4EA.20110210122007@[74.223.185.199.nw.nuvox.net]...
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In article <[email hidden]>,
Tom Sherman said:
aka Frank Krygowski said:
On Dec 10, 7:16 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" <[email hidden]> wrote: > Ouch. Not physically, but financially. I've broken two Giro Atmos > helmets > in > crashes this year.
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> Then yesterday > I'm riding the "punchbowl" (a dried-up reservoir with steep sides that > you > can ride down into and up the other side... lots of fun!) and didn't > quite > get the speed right to land on the 4-ft-wide berm, causing me to grab > a > bit
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To add some fuel to the fire, I will mention that "going over the bars" is EXTREMELY unlikely on a proper recumbent bicycle.
Riding the punchbowl is even less likely.
-- Ryan Cousineau [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com/ "My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook. Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing
On Dec 10, 7:16 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" <[email hidden]> wrote: > Ouch. Not physically, but financially. I've broken two Giro Atmos helmets > in > crashes this year.
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> Then yesterday > I'm riding the "punchbowl" (a dried-up reservoir with steep sides that you > can ride down into and up the other side... lots of fun!) and didn't quite > get the speed right to land on the 4-ft-wide berm, causing me to grab a > bit
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To add some fuel to the fire, I will mention that "going over the bars" is EXTREMELY unlikely on a proper recumbent bicycle.
Riding the punchbowl is even less likely.
Can someone post pictures of this "punchbowl"?
Note that Mike Jacoubowsky's first "header" did NOT occur in the "punchbowl".
-- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia "Localized intense suction such as tornadoes is created when temperature differences are high enough between meeting air masses, and can impart excessive energy onto a cyclist." - Randy Schlitter
On Dec 10, 7:16 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" <[email hidden]>
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Ouch. Not physically, but financially. I've broken two Giro Atmos helmets in crashes this year. First one happened when my son did something screwy while descending, causing me to run into his rear wheel and off the road into the culvert, where I flipped over and landed on my bike. Thankfully just a couple little bruises, that's all. Oh, plus a cracked helmet.
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Yep. They're fragile, all right!
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Then yesterday I'm riding the "punchbowl" (a dried-up reservoir with steep sides that you can ride down into and up the other side... lots of fun!) and didn't quite get the speed right to land on the 4-ft-wide berm, causing me to grab a bit more front brake than I should have (to keep from going over the other side). I, fortunately, didn't go over the other side, but the bike went over me after I did a flip over the bars that my kids thought rather funny. And cracked another helmet.
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Last time I damaged a helmet was maybe 25 years ago. Not a good trend! :>😉
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Were you doing those kinds of stunts 25 years ago?
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Your riding style and mine seem much different. I tend to avoid the kind of riding that makes wearing a helmet seem logical. As a bonus, I seem to avoid scraped knees, broken collarbones, damaged bike parts, etc.
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IOW, I don't "risk compensate" myself into those problems.
To add some fuel to the fire, I will mention that "going over the bars" is EXTREMELY unlikely on a proper recumbent bicycle.
So you think that Under-Seat-Steering makes a 'bent improper? They spend all their time over the bars.
www.ChainReaction.com/diary.htm and look for the youtube video near the top of the page.
--Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA
"Tom Sherman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Ryan Cousineau said:
In article <[email hidden]>,
Tom Sherman said:
[email hidden] aka Frank Krygowski wrote: > On Dec 10, 7:16 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" <[email hidden]> > wrote: >> Ouch. Not physically, but financially. I've broken two Giro Atmos >> helmets in >> crashes this year.
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>> Then yesterday >> I'm riding the "punchbowl" (a dried-up reservoir with steep sides that >> you >> can ride down into and up the other side... lots of fun!) and didn't >> quite >> get the speed right to land on the 4-ft-wide berm, causing me to grab >> a bit
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To add some fuel to the fire, I will mention that "going over the bars" is EXTREMELY unlikely on a proper recumbent bicycle.
Riding the punchbowl is even less likely.
Can someone post pictures of this "punchbowl"?
Note that Mike Jacoubowsky's first "header" did NOT occur in the "punchbowl".
-- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia "Localized intense suction such as tornadoes is created when temperature differences are high enough between meeting air masses, and can impart excessive energy onto a cyclist." - Randy Schlitter
-- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia "Localized intense suction such as tornadoes is created when temperature differences are high enough between meeting air masses, and can impart excessive energy onto a cyclist." - Randy Schlitter
www.ChainReaction.com/diary.htm and look for the youtube video near the top of the page....
Heck, I would not hesitate to ride that on my recumbent trike (if it was not so far away).
-- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia "Localized intense suction such as tornadoes is created when temperature differences are high enough between meeting air masses, and can impart excessive energy onto a cyclist." - Randy Schlitter
"Tom Sherman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Mike Jacoubowsky said:
> Can someone post pictures of this "punchbowl"? www.ChainReaction.com/diary.htm and look for the youtube video near the top of the page....
Heck, I would not hesitate to ride that on my recumbent trike (if it was not so far away).
I don't think you'd have any trouble getting down, but back up the other side might be fun to watch. Give me a couple days' warning so I can be there.
I have low speed all wheel drive. Pedal in the lowest gear, while rotating the front wheels by hand.
-- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia "Localized intense suction such as tornadoes is created when temperature differences are high enough between meeting air masses, and can impart excessive energy onto a cyclist." - Randy Schlitter
... Yeah, we don't really care. You're still annoying.
WOO HOO!!!!
-- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia "Localized intense suction such as tornadoes is created when temperature differences are high enough between meeting air masses, and can impart excessive energy onto a cyclist." - Randy Schlitter
