I'm in full support of not riding with a helmet if that's what you choose, but stories from old guys who made it through their youths without them are easy to come by from the ones who actually made it, 'cause, ya know, we made it! I crashed a goodly number of times on my old Stingrays and 10-speeds, and banged my head hard a few times. I'm lucky I got away with it, and usually wear a helmet now. Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA.
On Monday, July 23, 2012 8:31:38 PM UTC-7, charlie wrote: > Great job Grant..........in such a limited format.....don't let some of > doz guyz get ya down. Controversy always gets attention. Its just too bad > many still believe the common misconceptions you often speak of. I used to > think many of things you speak about were necessary (clipless pedals, > cycling specific clothing, helmets all that stuff) until I actually thought > about it critically and remembered my youth and all the riding we did > without any of that stuff. I actually did ride a bicycle like most of the > rest of the world did and still does with.........no helmet, no special > 'kit', no special shoes, bars actually higher than my saddle, wider tires > and no emphasis on riding all bent over like a professional racer. Those > were some of the best bicycling years of my life.....and I didn't die > (thankfully) from not wearing a helmet even though I crashed more than once. > > On Monday, July 23, 2012 12:03:20 PM UTC-7, Peter M wrote: >> >> Good discussion, comments on the bottom of the page prove what an >> asshole place NYC is to live.... >> >> >> http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2012/jul/23/bicycling-101/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=%24%7Bfeed%7D&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+%24%7Bbl%7D+%28%24%7BBrian+Lehrer%7D%29 >> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/vyCfIaWKJXwJ. 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.
