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On 31/12/2010 3:14 PM, TimC wrote:
On 2010-12-31, Geoff Lock (aka Bruce) was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: On 31/12/2010 10:48 AM, Tomasso wrote: Isn't it time lycra was banned? No way!!! I would put up with Lycra wearing cyclists only if for the occassional times when I see soft curvaceous lines .... Would that be a bianchi? Hahahah |
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On 31/12/2010 3:36 AM, Geoff Lock wrote:
On 30/12/2010 6:48 PM, Theo Bekkers wrote: "Geoff Lock"glock@home wrote Hm, I have come off my bike several times and each time, my head was nowhere near where I hit the ground You left it at home perhaps? :-) Heheeh Good one - I asked for it, I guess except for that one time when I went over my handlebars and speared face first into the pavement - lost some skin on my cheekbone, chipped my tooth and cut my bottom lip from the inside but NO impact to the cranium(?). Maybe I should think of a face guard Still, I would wear a helmet becos I know it needs to save me only once. It also stops the cops from pulling me over Do you think you should be forced to wear a helmet under penalty of a large fine? Well, I, for one, should be forced to do things or I'd never do them I rode motorbikes around without a helmet before they became compulsory, Police on bikes never wore helmets either, they wore the leather caps. |
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On 31/12/2010 10:48 AM, Tomasso wrote:
"Geoff Lock" glock@home wrote in message ... On 30/12/2010 5:11 AM, RFC wrote: Just as I thought. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/authors-ad...ml?from=age_ft Hm, I have come off my bike several times and each time, my head was nowhere near where I hit the ground except for that one time when I went over my handlebars and speared face first into the pavement - lost some skin on my cheekbone, chipped my tooth and cut my bottom lip from the inside but NO impact to the cranium(?). Maybe I should think of a face guard Still, I would wear a helmet becos I know it needs to save me only once. It also stops the cops from pulling me over No one wears lycra or helmets in Europe unless they are competing in a bike race. In Australia, some people wear Lycra even when they are not competing Which reminds me... ...the protective value of lycra must be just about nil, compared to (for example) the old woollen bike shorts you used to be able to buy or shortened army pants, or even King Gee workshorts. Isn't it time lycra was banned? T. Lycra is for those who want to show off and big note themselves. |
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On 2/01/2011 6:22 PM, Rob wrote:
On 31/12/2010 3:36 AM, Geoff Lock wrote: On 30/12/2010 6:48 PM, Theo Bekkers wrote: "Geoff Lock"glock@home wrote I rode motorbikes around without a helmet before they became compulsory, Police on bikes never wore helmets either, they wore the leather caps. Bloody hell, now that's going back a while!! |
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On 2/01/2011 6:24 PM, Rob wrote:
On 31/12/2010 10:48 AM, Tomasso wrote: "Geoff Lock" glock@home wrote in message ... On 30/12/2010 5:11 AM, RFC wrote: Just as I thought. Lycra is for those who want to show off and big note themselves. Heheheh Mate of mine who drives a bus was telling me how he was having a quick ciggie before he turned the bus around for the run back from Coogee to Maroubra along South Coogee. Anyway, there he was finishing up his ciggie near the promenade at Coogee and he hears a crash, so he turns around and he sees this fellow lying on the ground - fully decked out in Lycra, aero helmet, sunnies (at 0630!!) and carbon fibre bike lying on the ground. "Tiny", being a nice fellow, goes to help him and and said the first thing he noticed was that this rider was tanked up - smelling like a brewery Everything seemed ok with the rider so Tiny let it go at that. On the way back from Maroubra, Tiny saw the same rider doing the climb up Arden Street towards South Coogee, so maybe the Lycra helped in some way. For those who do not know Arden Street, Coogee, it is a long road which runs along the Coogee beach front and has a long steep descent at one end and a long steep climb at the other. Very challenging. Anybody who can do Arden Street from end to end has my respect - Lycra clad or not |
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On Dec 31 2010, 10:48*am, "Tomasso" wrote:
"Geoff Lock" glock@home wrote in ... On 30/12/2010 5:11 AM, RFC wrote: Just as I thought. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/authors-ad...-on-bike-helme.... Hm, I have come off my bike several times and each time, my head was nowhere near where I hit the ground except for that one time when I went over my handlebars and speared face first into the pavement - lost some skin on my cheekbone, chipped my tooth and cut my bottom lip from the inside but NO impact to the cranium(?). Maybe I should think of a face guard Still, I would wear a helmet becos I know it needs to save me only once.. It also stops the cops from pulling me over No one wears lycra or helmets in Europe unless they are competing in a bike race. In Australia, some people wear Lycra even when they are not competing Which reminds me... ...the protective value of lycra must be just about nil, compared to (for example) the old woollen bike shorts you used to be able to buy or shortened army pants, or even King Gee workshorts. Isn't it time lycra was banned? T. From personal experience I can tell you lycra is surprisingly robust in the event of coming in close contact with bitumen. I'm sure, there are more robust material/garments, but I can tell you that some clothing such as denim jeans that looks and feels far more robust than lycra only lasts about 3 secs when hitting the bitumen at 50km/h. Cant comment on old woollen bike shorts, never worn them; King Gee work shorts would be similar to jeans I imagine, and very uncomfortable to ride a bike in. |
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"Ross" wrote On Dec 31 2010, 10:48 am, "Tomasso" wrote: Which reminds me... ...the protective value of lycra must be just about nil, compared to (for example) the old woollen bike shorts you used to be able to buy or shortened army pants, or even King Gee workshorts. Isn't it time lycra was banned? T. From personal experience I can tell you lycra is surprisingly robust in the event of coming in close contact with bitumen. I'm sure, there are more robust material/garments, but I can tell you that some clothing such as denim jeans that looks and feels far more robust than lycra only lasts about 3 secs when hitting the bitumen at 50km/h. Cant comment on old woollen bike shorts, never worn them; King Gee work shorts would be similar to jeans I imagine, and very uncomfortable to ride a bike in. Lycra is smooth and has a slippery surface. Denim has a rough surface and is, I would think, much more likely to grip the road surface than allow you to slide along it. The extra deceleration you get whilst sliding in denim will remove the denim from your body. It then becomes painful. I may be wrong. Theo |
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On 6/01/2011 1:38 AM, Theo Bekkers wrote:
wrote On Dec 31 2010, 10:48 am, wrote: Which reminds me... ...the protective value of lycra must be just about nil, compared to (for example) the old woollen bike shorts you used to be able to buy or shortened army pants, or even King Gee workshorts. Isn't it time lycra was banned? T. From personal experience I can tell you lycra is surprisingly robust in the event of coming in close contact with bitumen. I'm sure, there are more robust material/garments, but I can tell you that some clothing such as denim jeans that looks and feels far more robust than lycra only lasts about 3 secs when hitting the bitumen at 50km/h. Cant comment on old woollen bike shorts, never worn them; King Gee work shorts would be similar to jeans I imagine, and very uncomfortable to ride a bike in. Lycra is smooth and has a slippery surface. Denim has a rough surface and is, I would think, much more likely to grip the road surface than allow you to slide along it. The extra deceleration you get whilst sliding in denim will remove the denim from your body. It then becomes painful. Thankfully, I have not slided much on the road in denim and the times I have hit the ground, I have been fortunate to have glancing contact with bitumen, denimwise of cos. But then, I ain't going at 50kph either - more like 10 to 20 kph max. Also, I am not very smart sometimes becos I might use my face to break the fall (not a voluntary act here) or my reflex action is to use my hands (yes, my thumb is slowly getting better after about 9 mths (?), thank you) At the lower speed crashes I have had, I dont recall ripping any holes in my denim although one can sometimes see the threads being abraded somewhat. I may be wrong. No, you are not wrong - it is still painful even if you don't rip holes in denim |
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Theo Bekkers wrote:
Lycra is smooth and has a slippery surface. Denim has a rough surface and is, I would think, much more likely to grip the road surface than allow you to slide along it. The extra deceleration you get whilst sliding in denim will remove the denim from your body. It then becomes painful. That might work on relatively smooth hot mix type bitumen (usually found on urban streets). It definitely won't work on the coarse open-road type of bitumen that I have a habit of landing on - even leathers only last for a metre or two on that. BTH -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au |
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On 5/01/2011 7:58 PM, Ross wrote:
On Dec 31 2010, 10:48 am, wrote: "Geoff Lock"glock@home wrote in ... On 30/12/2010 5:11 AM, RFC wrote: Just as I thought. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/authors-ad...-on-bike-helme... Hm, I have come off my bike several times and each time, my head was nowhere near where I hit the ground except for that one time when I went over my handlebars and speared face first into the pavement - lost some skin on my cheekbone, chipped my tooth and cut my bottom lip from the inside but NO impact to the cranium(?). Maybe I should think of a face guard Still, I would wear a helmet becos I know it needs to save me only once. It also stops the cops from pulling me over No one wears lycra or helmets in Europe unless they are competing in a bike race. In Australia, some people wear Lycra even when they are not competing Which reminds me... ...the protective value of lycra must be just about nil, compared to (for example) the old woollen bike shorts you used to be able to buy or shortened army pants, or even King Gee workshorts. Isn't it time lycra was banned? T. From personal experience I can tell you lycra is surprisingly robust in the event of coming in close contact with bitumen. I'm sure, there are more robust material/garments, but I can tell you that some clothing such as denim jeans that looks and feels far more robust than lycra only lasts about 3 secs when hitting the bitumen at 50km/h. Cant comment on old woollen bike shorts, never worn them; King Gee work shorts would be similar to jeans I imagine, and very uncomfortable to ride a bike in. Not if you had a Brooks, well worn in, leather seat. |
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