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"Boyd Speerschneider" wrote in message
... (David N. Welton) wrote in : snip It's not *impossible* to ride with a collapsed lung, just painful and you don't have much breath. Mine wasn't diagnosed immediately (idiot doctor thought it was asthma) and I kept riding - but couldn't climb worth ****. If *you* couldn't climb worth **** with a collapsed lung, what are the odds of Peschel hanging onto the back of the TDF peloton? It all depends on the actual problem. Moreover, the peloton is going to go really slow tomorrow in all likelihood. This has been an intense Tour and the Green Jersey is still in contention. COME ON BADEN!!! |
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"Kurgan Gringioni" writes:
"Boyd Speerschneider" wrote in message ... (David N. Welton) wrote in : snip It's not *impossible* to ride with a collapsed lung, just painful and you don't have much breath. Mine wasn't diagnosed immediately (idiot doctor thought it was asthma) and I kept riding - but couldn't climb worth ****. If *you* couldn't climb worth **** with a collapsed lung, what are the odds of Peschel hanging onto the back of the TDF peloton? Peschel can make it. Tommorrow is champagne and parade day and the time is taken when they enter the Champs. After they get on the Champs, Peschel just needs to finish all 10 laps. Especially if he lays off the cigs. -Gerard |
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Look at this link:
http://www.nyracer.com/friction.htm Essentially, If you are using all of your tire's available traction in one direction, and then add to the demands you loose control. For instance, braking very hard and then turning in while braking. All of the tires available traction is used for braking, the introduced later force puts the resultant required friction vector outside of the circle. This is why racecar drivers do all braking in a straight line before entering the corner. Of course those truly great drivers can manage the friction circle a little better and trail brake. The rain line basically involves crossing the normal line in as close to 90 degree angles as possible. This is due the polishing affect traffic has on the pavement. The off line surface is usually rougher and offers more grip. There are obviously exceptions to this. "Boyd Speerschneider" wrote in message ... "Tim South" wrote in news:qmyUa.6805$dO2.1527 @fe2.columbus.rr.com: Yep, All of you racing driver's/enthusiasts know about the "friction circle" and the "rain line". How about explaining these terms for those of us who only race bikes? TIA, - Boyd S. |
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