So which 'safety' equipment do you cycle with?

Paul Rudin said the following on 18/04/2007 10:21:

I'm not sure the gloves are really "safety equipment", I'm just very
used to cycling in them, and my fingers get cold very quickly unless
it's pretty warm.

They do more than keep your fingers warm if you come off. A helmet is
most definitely sold as "safety equipment" (note the careful wording!)
and does protect your head against minor scrapes and bumps. Gloves do
the same thing.

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Paul Boyd
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Paul Boyd wrote on 19/04/2007 09:44 +0100:


A helmet is
most definitely sold as "safety equipment" (note the careful wording!)
and does protect your head against minor scrapes and bumps. Gloves do
the same thing.


You wear your gloves on your head? ;-)

--
Tony

"The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there
is no good evidence either way."
- Bertrand Russell

Tony Raven said the following on 19/04/2007 20:02:

You wear your gloves on your head? ;-)

Only to keep my ears warm :-)

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Paul Boyd
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Paul - xxx wrote:
As subject line really ... Which, if any so called 'safety' equipment do you
all cycle with?

Rear view mirror.

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Chris Malcolm DoD #205
IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
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In article , Chris Malcolm
wrote:
As subject line really ... Which, if any so called 'safety'
equipment do you all cycle with?

Rear view mirror.

Whilst clearing out the shop I came across a new chrome rear view
mirror. As an experiment I left it outside on the wall, ten days
ago, and it still hasn't been pinched. Are modern yoofs honest or
are mirrors not trendy?

Sandy Morton wrote:
In article , Chris Malcolm
wrote:
As subject line really ... Which, if any so called 'safety'
equipment do you all cycle with?

Rear view mirror.

Whilst clearing out the shop I came across a new chrome rear view
mirror. As an experiment I left it outside on the wall, ten days
ago, and it still hasn't been pinched. Are modern yoofs honest or
are mirrors not trendy?

It may be due to the place where you live. I suspect the crime rate on
your island is low, esp. during winter/ early spring.

Where I live it probably would have gone in ten minutes (or more likely
picked up and smashed on the ground.)

Martin.

Sandy Morton wrote:
In article , Chris Malcolm
wrote:
As subject line really ... Which, if any so called 'safety'
equipment do you all cycle with?

Rear view mirror.

Whilst clearing out the shop I came across a new chrome rear view
mirror. As an experiment I left it outside on the wall, ten days
ago, and it still hasn't been pinched. Are modern yoofs honest or
are mirrors not trendy?

Young bicycle thieves are dedicated followers of fashion. The best
protection against theft is a bike and accessories that are
unfashionable in yoof circles.

--
Chris Malcolm DoD #205
IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
[http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/]