Forum: General
December 5th 13, 06:25 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,134
Passing
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 11:23:16 PM UTC-5, Joy Beeson wrote:
...I'm female -- a woman can
kill a man by overtaking him. Once I seriously injured a man just by
drafting him.
Hah! I...
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Forum: Techniques
June 25th 13, 02:29 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 417
Views: 4,126
Another Helmet Thread
On Monday, June 24, 2013 9:06:14 PM UTC-4, Jay Beattie wrote:
On Monday, June 24, 2013 2:24:08 PM UTC-7, fk wrote:
Incidentally, it's not uncommon to find registration forms with which...
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Forum: Techniques
June 25th 13, 02:11 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 31
Views: 677
Another Helmet Thread
On Monday, June 24, 2013 6:54:18 PM UTC-4, James wrote:
On 25/06/13 06:42, fk wrote:
On Monday, June 24, 2013 1:22:50 AM UTC-4, James wrote:
On 24/06/13 14:33, fk wrote:
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Forum: Techniques
June 25th 13, 02:03 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 417
Views: 4,126
Another Helmet Thread
On Monday, June 24, 2013 6:23:24 PM UTC-4, Jay Beattie wrote:
On Monday, June 24, 2013 2:04:39 PM UTC-7, fk wrote:
I continue to question that. I ran our century for either seven or eight...
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Forum: Techniques
June 25th 13, 01:53 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 63
Views: 1,053
Controlling the Lane
On Monday, June 24, 2013 8:49:42 PM UTC-4, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per James:
Still, a young man on P plates decided two other lanes to choose from
was not enough, and straddled the lane...
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Forum: Techniques
June 25th 13, 01:51 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 63
Views: 1,053
Controlling the Lane
On Monday, June 24, 2013 8:14:16 PM UTC-4, datakoll wrote:
drivers blow long caws they perceive you an they are in danger from your riding..
So, a young couple I know was talking just a few days...
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 13, 11:27 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 115
Views: 1,669
Another Helmet Thread
On Saturday, June 22, 2013 10:26:40 PM UTC-4, Jay Beattie wrote:
According to the LAB, the number of trips by bicycle in the US (not just PDX) more than doubled between 2001 and 2009....
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 13, 10:48 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 115
Views: 1,669
Another Helmet Thread
On Monday, June 24, 2013 11:27:25 AM UTC-4, Jay Beattie wrote:
Update: on my way to work this morning, helmet use was 100%, although ridership was down. Decreased numbers could be due to the...
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 13, 10:43 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 115
Views: 1,669
Another Helmet Thread
On Monday, June 24, 2013 10:28:54 AM UTC-4, Jay Beattie wrote:
On Sunday, June 23, 2013 9:23:52 PM UTC-7, fk wrote:
On Sunday, June 23, 2013 6:01:25 PM UTC-4, Jay Beattie wrote:
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 13, 10:24 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 417
Views: 4,126
Another Helmet Thread
On Monday, June 24, 2013 5:18:31 AM UTC-4, sms wrote:
I've been on a fair number of centuries over the years and while helmets
are now required on all of them, I was never asked to sign...
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 13, 10:07 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 417
Views: 4,126
Another Helmet Thread
On Monday, June 24, 2013 4:35:39 AM UTC-4, sms wrote:
On 6/23/2013 11:12 PM, Dan wrote:
Tired spiel. Not convincing.
Every time you see "Scuffham" mentioned you can be sure...
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 13, 10:04 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 417
Views: 4,126
Another Helmet Thread
On Monday, June 24, 2013 3:33:19 AM UTC-4, sms wrote:
My club had to require helmets in order to obtain
insurance, originally just for the century, but eventually for all club
rides....
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 13, 10:02 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 417
Views: 4,126
Another Helmet Thread
On Monday, June 24, 2013 2:19:36 AM UTC-4, Dan wrote:
fk writes:
Helmet promoters write rules saying "You're not allowed on this ride (on public roads!) unless you wear a helmet and agree...
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 13, 09:42 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 31
Views: 677
Another Helmet Thread
On Monday, June 24, 2013 1:22:50 AM UTC-4, James wrote:
On 24/06/13 14:33, fk wrote:
First, those claims certainly seem to outnumber the counts of serious
head injuries, even if we...
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 13, 09:27 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 63
Views: 1,053
Controlling the Lane
On Sunday, June 23, 2013 3:42:30 PM UTC-4, JoeRiel wrote:
I performed a small test of controlling the lane today. Did my usual
weekend ride, though today on a Sunday. I normally ride on the...
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 13, 05:50 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 417
Views: 4,126
Another Helmet Thread
On Monday, June 24, 2013 12:22:17 AM UTC-4, Dan wrote:
You can't say, "Nothing wrong with that", to a personal choice to
use a helmet for one's own ordinary bicycling, because you think
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 13, 05:40 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 417
Views: 4,126
Another Helmet Thread
On Monday, June 24, 2013 12:01:47 AM UTC-4, Dan wrote:
fk writes:
To be fair, I picked the parts with the numbers. I ignored the "bike helmets save countless lives every year" because...
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 13, 05:33 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 31
Views: 677
Another Helmet Thread
On Sunday, June 23, 2013 6:46:23 PM UTC-4, James wrote:
On 22/06/13 15:22, fk wrote:
I simply said that helmeted cyclists seem to hit their heads more
than unhelmeted...
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 13, 05:23 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 115
Views: 1,669
Another Helmet Thread
On Sunday, June 23, 2013 6:01:25 PM UTC-4, Jay Beattie wrote:
On Sunday, June 23, 2013 1:38:48 PM UTC-7, Phil W Lee wrote:
Like the inevitable and universal reduction in cycling seen
...
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 13, 05:05 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 417
Views: 4,126
Another Helmet Thread
On Sunday, June 23, 2013 5:30:05 PM UTC-4, sms wrote:
On 6/23/2013 11:21 AM, Jay Beattie wrote:
I would even go with (4): an unknown percentage of sometime-riders will decide not to...
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 13, 04:54 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 115
Views: 1,669
Another Helmet Thread
On Sunday, June 23, 2013 2:53:01 PM UTC-4, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
The neat thing about all the laws and group ride participation forms that demand you wear a helmet *DON'T SAY WHERE YOU HAVE TO...
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Forum: Techniques
June 24th 13, 04:39 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 417
Views: 4,126
Another Helmet Thread
On Sunday, June 23, 2013 12:57:09 PM UTC-4, Jay Beattie wrote:
LAB numbers are national -- that's what I'm getting at. Look at the XL spread sheet on the LAB link.
I'll try to to check...
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Forum: Techniques
June 23rd 13, 10:11 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 115
Views: 1,669
Another Helmet Thread
On Sunday, June 23, 2013 12:53:33 PM UTC-4, sms wrote:
_Data_ experts may agree that looking solely at the falling hospital
admission rates have the problem of determining whether the...
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Forum: Techniques
June 23rd 13, 03:49 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 158
Views: 3,146
Another Helmet Thread
On Sunday, June 23, 2013 7:35:23 AM UTC-4, datakoll wrote:
http://www.streetsblog.org/category/issues-campaigns/bike-sharing/
Pretty interesting video!
How odd, though, that he gives his own...
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Forum: Techniques
June 23rd 13, 03:39 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 115
Views: 1,669
Another Helmet Thread
On Sunday, June 23, 2013 1:42:31 AM UTC-4, Dan wrote:
Care to count up crash experience?
:-) It takes a special person to say "I've crashed a lot more than you. That proves I'm...
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