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Bicycling is not Dangerous
So, the guy I've been riding with most lately -- and who was trying to
pile on miles to regain fitness after getting hit by a car and breaking his collar bone earlier this year -- called me yesterday to let me know he had broken his wrist in a fall. He was making a transition from trail to road while riding his cross bike and hit a super-slick patch of moss, needles, slime and the usual stuff one finds under trees in Oregon. Down in a nano second -- no time for Matrix Ninja (tm) stop motion crash avoidance technique. It was so slippery, he had trouble getting his footing to stand up. I think for at least the next six weeks, I'll be riding with my other good cycling buddy who had been off his bike . . . recovering from a broken wrist. I am going to propose legislation for mandatory wrist braces. -- Jay Beattie. |
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On Nov 15, 8:38*am, Jay Beattie wrote:
So, the guy I've been riding with most lately -- and who was trying to pile on miles to regain fitness after getting hit by a car and breaking his collar bone earlier this year -- called me yesterday to let me know he had broken his wrist in a fall. *He was making a transition from trail to road while riding his cross bike and hit a super-slick patch of moss, needles, slime and the usual stuff one finds under trees in Oregon. Down in a nano second -- no time for Matrix Ninja (tm) stop motion crash avoidance technique. *It was so slippery, he had trouble getting his footing to stand up. *I think for at least the next six weeks, I'll be riding with my other good cycling buddy who had been off his bike . . . recovering from a broken wrist. * I am going to propose legislation for mandatory wrist braces. -- Jay Beattie. Well let's not get carried away. The statistics clearly show that only a single wrist brace is necessary as the chances of breaking both wrists are miniscule. DR |
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On 15 Nov, 15:38, Jay Beattie wrote:
So, the guy I've been riding with most lately -- and who was trying to pile on miles to regain fitness after getting hit by a car and breaking his collar bone earlier this year -- called me yesterday to let me know he had broken his wrist in a fall. *He was making a transition from trail to road while riding his cross bike and hit a super-slick patch of moss, needles, slime and the usual stuff one finds under trees in Oregon. Down in a nano second -- no time for Matrix Ninja (tm) stop motion crash avoidance technique. *It was so slippery, he had trouble getting his footing to stand up. *I think for at least the next six weeks, I'll be riding with my other good cycling buddy who had been off his bike . . . recovering from a broken wrist. * I am going to propose legislation for mandatory wrist braces. -- Jay Beattie. Why not show them how to fall w'out attemptn to poke a hole in the road? |
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On 11/15/2012 10:43 AM, DirtRoadie wrote:
On Nov 15, 8:38 am, Jay Beattie wrote: So, the guy I've been riding with most lately -- and who was trying to pile on miles to regain fitness after getting hit by a car and breaking his collar bone earlier this year -- called me yesterday to let me know he had broken his wrist in a fall. He was making a transition from trail to road while riding his cross bike and hit a super-slick patch of moss, needles, slime and the usual stuff one finds under trees in Oregon. Down in a nano second -- no time for Matrix Ninja (tm) stop motion crash avoidance technique. It was so slippery, he had trouble getting his footing to stand up. I think for at least the next six weeks, I'll be riding with my other good cycling buddy who had been off his bike . . . recovering from a broken wrist. I am going to propose legislation for mandatory wrist braces. -- Jay Beattie. Well let's not get carried away. The statistics clearly show that only a single wrist brace is necessary as the chances of breaking both wrists are miniscule. But research shows that with the wearing of both wrist braces, there is a significant reduction of head injuries, knee injuries and you're less likely to spill your gatorade. |
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:38:23 -0800 (PST), Jay Beattie
wrote: So, the guy I've been riding with most lately -- and who was trying to pile on miles to regain fitness after getting hit by a car and breaking his collar bone earlier this year -- called me yesterday to let me know he had broken his wrist in a fall. He was making a transition from trail to road while riding his cross bike and hit a super-slick patch of moss, needles, slime and the usual stuff one finds under trees in Oregon. Down in a nano second -- no time for Matrix Ninja (tm) stop motion crash avoidance technique. It was so slippery, he had trouble getting his footing to stand up. I think for at least the next six weeks, I'll be riding with my other good cycling buddy who had been off his bike . . . recovering from a broken wrist. I am going to propose legislation for mandatory wrist braces. Bracers, not braces. Bracers are for protection. Braces are for post-accident medical damage control. That would look kinda cool. I guess the pointed studs are for added traction: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=wrist+bracers However, wrist bracers won't help as they are only useful after the rider has lost control. A better approach would be to prevent the initial slip and fall. I therefore suggest: - Training wheels or skis to provide stability while riding through slime. These need not be permanently deployed. They could be spring loaded and activated by when the front and rear wheels are turning different speeds (i.e. ABS for bicycles). - A cow catcher attachment for the front wheel. It could be two push brooms oriented to a point, which will push the road slime and debris away from the front wheel. Some additional effort might be needed to compensate for the added friction, but that's a small price to pay for the added safety. - Gyro stabilization. This would be a large diameter flywheel mounted horizontally on the rear bike rack. Spin stabilization will keep the bicycle upright as it plows through the road slime. As in a small airplane, when things go awry, just let go of the yoke and let the airplane stabilize itself. The same idea might work with a gyro stabilized bicycle. - Slick tires and rocket assist. Applying extra power will allow the tires to float over the road slime. Smooth tires will assist this effect by hydroplaning over the top of the road slime. Since it is unlikely that the rider can respond sufficiently fast, some form of ABS skid detection (different wheel speeds) would activate the rocket assist. - Replace bicycle with a tricycle. A three point base is far more stable than two point. However, there's still a danger of going into a flat spin, which can somewhat be reduced by adding fins and a vertical stabilizer to the tricycle. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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Jay wrote: So, the guy I've been riding with most lately -- and who was trying to pile on miles to regain fitness after getting hit by a car and breaking his collar bone earlier this year -- called me yesterday to let me know he had broken his wrist in a fall. He was making a transition from trail to road while riding his cross bike and hit a super-slick patch of moss, needles, slime and the usual stuff one finds under trees in Oregon. Down in a nano second -- no time for Matrix Ninja (tm) stop motion crash avoidance technique. It was so slippery, he had trouble getting his footing to stand up. I think for at least the next six weeks, I'll be riding with my other good cycling buddy who had been off his bike . . . recovering from a broken wrist. I am going to propose legislation for mandatory wrist braces. -- Jay Beattie. I'm convinced that my radical mountain biking skills have saved my wrists and collar bones many times on the road, but then again I have broken my ribs twice mountain biking. -- Android Usenet Reader http://android.newsgroupstats.hk |
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On 11/15/2012 12:52 PM, Peter Cole wrote:
Jay wrote: So, the guy I've been riding with most lately -- and who was trying to pile on miles to regain fitness after getting hit by a car and breaking his collar bone earlier this year -- called me yesterday to let me know he had broken his wrist in a fall. He was making a transition from trail to road while riding his cross bike and hit a super-slick patch of moss, needles, slime and the usual stuff one finds under trees in Oregon. Down in a nano second -- no time for Matrix Ninja (tm) stop motion crash avoidance technique. It was so slippery, he had trouble getting his footing to stand up. I think for at least the next six weeks, I'll be riding with my other good cycling buddy who had been off his bike . . . recovering from a broken wrist. I am going to propose legislation for mandatory wrist braces. -- Jay Beattie. I'm convinced that my radical mountain biking skills have saved my wrists and collar bones many times on the road, but then again I have broken my ribs twice mountain biking. Last time I fell, I saved my wrist by separating my shoulder. Was sort of a football type tuck. Didn't scratch the bike though. |
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Same happened to me some weeks ago also from dirt to street on my crossbike on wet cobblestones. To much pressure in my tires. I'm still experimenting with the pressure in my crosstires. What I don't understand why people break their wrists in such I sudden situation. My hands are still on my handlebar/shifter, no time to put them somewhere else, my feet still clipped in so I always fall on my shoulder and hip. Some road rash scratched shifter that is all. Continued my ride.
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On 11/15/2012 03:08 PM, Lou Holtman wrote:
Same happened to me some weeks ago also from dirt to street on my crossbike on wet cobblestones. To much pressure in my tires. I'm still experimenting with the pressure in my crosstires. What I don't understand why people break their wrists in such I sudden situation. My hands are still on my handlebar/shifter, no time to put them somewhere else, my feet still clipped in so I always fall on my shoulder and hip. Some road rash scratched shifter that is all. Continued my ride. Lou When I have my fall, I seemed to have enough time to think about putting out my hand but didn't. But I could sort of feel the bike going over as I hit a curb. Having the bike slide out from under me would probably have been too quick to think about it. |
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On Thursday, November 15, 2012 10:38:23 AM UTC-5, Jay Beattie wrote:
So, the guy I've been riding with most lately -- and who was trying to pile on miles to regain fitness after getting hit by a car and breaking his collar bone earlier this year -- called me yesterday to let me know he had broken his wrist in a fall. He was making a transition from trail to road while riding his cross bike and hit a super-slick patch of moss, needles, slime and the usual stuff one finds under trees in Oregon. Down in a nano second -- no time for Matrix Ninja (tm) stop motion crash avoidance technique. It was so slippery, he had trouble getting his footing to stand up. I think for at least the next six weeks, I'll be riding with my other good cycling buddy who had been off his bike . . . recovering from a broken wrist. I am going to propose legislation for mandatory wrist braces. I've hardly ridden off-road in your area. But based on the 6" slugs I've seen on hikes, I think I'd be on the lookout for slippery stuff. If you have any cyclist friends who don't crash, perhaps you should ride with them instead? - Frank Krygowski |
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