Since it's Open Season let me just say I prefer my DiNotte lights to a generator hub. Michael
On Dec 29, 4:46 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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.
