Re: They should ban those damn bicycles! They're dangerous! (wolf44)
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Quote, originally posted by wolf44 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The gym i work at has a lady that is a top local racer (bicycle). She went down the same weekend I went down on the RC. Here's the score.
Me: 60mph, scuffed leathers, trashed helmet and no bodily injury
Her: 15 mph, couldn't walk right for a few weeks, permanent scaring, and a nasty reminder that spandex doesn't provide good abraision resistance.
And she said I was crazy for riding motorcycles
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i find that pretty ironic. i was on a mountain road (glendora mountain rd for socal people) on my bicycle and found myself going 50-60mph on some of the straights. not sure how fast i was going around the corners, but i thought about it afterwards and decided never to do that again. when i ride my motorcycle i like to at least have a nice jacket and a full face. spandex and and little bike helmet offer no protection in case of a fall. i have been fortunate and only gone down once on my road bicycle. i pinch flatted the front tire and crashed. luckily i wasn't moving fast but i got road rash on my ass!
bicycles are far more dangerous than motorcycles!