> > Something that can kill you - and almost did kill a friend on one of > my bikes once - is toe overlap. The CPSC is silent on that, and most > experienced riders probably can deal with it in most situations.
Will you describe what happened to your friend? > Two incidents, different riders, same bike: 1. Waiting for left turn in middle of lane, trackstanding, uphill. Traffic clears, rider steers sharp left and accelerates hard. Foot comes down on wrong side of fender as rider tries to straighten out. Oncoming dump truck approaches. Rider does not go down, fortunately. Dump truck might not have been able to stop in time on downhill. 2. Traffic light. Rider takes off, wobbles a bit on unfamiliar bike. Foot comes down on wrong side of fender. Rider does go down hard. Low-speed crashes appear to be worse than high-speed ones. At speed, you have momentum parallel to road surface, so you get road rash, but no broken bones. Rider made full recovery from injuries within a few months. Both of these are extreme situations that rarely occur in everyday traffic. However, rider 1 was very familiar with the bike. In the heat of the moment, he forgot about the toe overlap... Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly 140 Lakeside Ave #C Seattle WA 98122 http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
