On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 1:39 PM, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net>wrote:
> on 12/29/09 9:25 AM, manueljohnacosta at manueljohnaco...@hotmail.comwrote: > > > No pothole, just really slippery. Since nobody saw him fall we both > > think he's lying. We think the REAL story was that he didn't want to > > ride down so he stopped, smashed his helmet on the floor and then > > tacoed his own rear wheel, then he called my cellphone saying that he > > "fell". I mean really who tacos their rear wheel? Very suspicious! So > > lets change the debate from helmet safety to why teenagers lie about > > their injuries to get attention, because we all know that was the TRUE > > story. > > I tacoed the rear on my Hilsen with an out-of-balance, unplanned early > dropoff from a 2' earthen lift above the roadway. Didn't quite fix it, but > did manage to keep it from hitting the brake pads so I could limp home. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/2643604057 > > For reference, it was tweaked badly enough in the initial impact that it > was > rubbing on the chainstay with each revolution. > > Yes, on a Hilsen. > > Your friend's taco was candidate for the above-the-head thwack for a quick > fix. > > But, the real question remains, young man.... what on earth were you doing > messing about on such skinny-tired, low-clearance frames? Open-wheeled > racers, indeed! Those things'll always get you into trouble. ;^) > > - J > > > > This conversation has me fearful of riding on the roads of the Bay Area. Look what it does to wheels!!!!! -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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-bu...@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.
