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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-23-13, 07:12 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,767
Posted By tallard

Darcy Sheppard's father holds a press conference...

Darcy Sheppard's father holds a press conference (http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/john-bonnar-audio-blog/2013/05/slain-cyclists-father-still-has-serious-concerns-about#.UZ60CwRPxz0.facebook) with...
Forum: Eastern Canada
05-23-13, 07:11 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,476
Posted By tallard

Darcy Sheppard's father holds a press conference...

Darcy Sheppard's father holds a press conference (http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/john-bonnar-audio-blog/2013/05/slain-cyclists-father-still-has-serious-concerns-about#.UZ60CwRPxz0.facebook) with...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-23-13, 07:10 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,846
Posted By tallard

Darcy Sheppard's father holds a press conference...

Darcy Sheppard's father holds a press conference (http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/john-bonnar-audio-blog/2013/05/slain-cyclists-father-still-has-serious-concerns-about#.UZ60CwRPxz0.facebook) with...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-26-12, 06:02 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,762
Posted By tallard

LMAO, not surprising either!

LMAO, not surprising either!
Forum: Road Cycling
08-26-12, 04:38 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,762
Posted By tallard

Hey OLDYELLR, do you have any idea how our...

Hey OLDYELLR, do you have any idea how our original discussion on Bryant got disappeared? I wonder if the Bryant shark lawyer team somehow made that happen????
Forum: Eastern Canada
08-21-12, 10:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,476
Posted By tallard

I think it's pretty important that we not let...

I think it's pretty important that we not let that ridiculous book of his spread more lies. Everyone needs to stop into Amazon.com and debunk his BS
Forum: Eastern Canada
08-21-12, 11:26 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,476
Posted By tallard

Michael Bryant killed Darcy Sheppard

A couple of years ago we had a very intense discussion about this event, but I can no long find it, it seems to have disappeared?

Bryant has now published a self pity book about his dealings with...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-21-12, 10:12 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,762
Posted By tallard

Back when it happened we had a long discussion...

Back when it happened we had a long discussion here about it, went on for days, many many pages, but now it's disappeared.

Bryant has now published a nice PR political comeback book for himself,...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-21-12, 10:00 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,762
Posted By tallard

Oh my ****!!! I was just listening to the f...er...

Oh my ****!!! I was just listening to the f...er on CBC this morning... seems that Darcy died cuz "he banged his head"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a f'in lyar, what a PR coup they are turning this into....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-21-12, 10:02 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,887
Posted By tallard

I agree. A human who uses a bus to ram side swipe...

I agree. A human who uses a bus to ram side swipe a cyclist must indeed have death or maiming on his mind, no reasonable rational human would expect a cyclist to come out clean from such an...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-12-11, 12:30 PM
Replies: 3,243
Views: 174,921
Posted By tallard

I just want to say thank you to rando and skye...

I just want to say thank you to rando and skye and dahut and closetbiker and meanwhile and chipcom and tristen and a few others for being so persistent. I've been reading the n1 and n2 and n3 and n+1...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-14-11, 11:39 AM
Replies: 310
Views: 241,132
Posted By tallard

Holy ****, x2 :(

Holy ****, x2 :(
Forum: Living Car Free
04-20-10, 07:27 AM
Replies: 793
Views: 273,643
Posted By tallard

Well really you are making the same point...

Well really you are making the same point car-free-ers are making without realising it. One of the major appeals is to reduce the amount of pollution, ride sharing is a great way to reduce pollution....
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-22-10, 12:31 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

Indeed Al Which is why any single catch phrase...

Indeed Al
Which is why any single catch phrase is inefficient when discussing weight. Insulin sensitivity is quite variable.
In practical terms, a bowl of barely rolled whole oats will have a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-21-10, 07:42 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

-1, Not fun? It's a great way to eat! I've been...

-1, Not fun? It's a great way to eat! I've been doing it for over 15 years and it does not make you lose weight, unless it is a drastic change from a junk food lifestyle!

The solution to obesity...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-15-10, 09:15 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

You sell it as something so RELIABLE, but it...

You sell it as something so RELIABLE, but it isn't really. My weight got put on very quickly, without increased eating, without decreased sport. The reason, I moved to the far North where daylight...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-15-10, 07:41 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

Fat people CAN get the weight off temporarily,...

Fat people CAN get the weight off temporarily, but as we all know fat cells don't die. They're just lying in wait. Even those who've belied me here have not contradicted that fat cells don't die. A...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-11-10, 11:42 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

I took many years of university in physiology and...

I took many years of university in physiology and toxicology, many hours labouring over many books, and many university professors to make me the person I am, with those bits of knowledge I have. ...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-11-10, 11:28 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

You talk about attitude, I'm talking about the...

You talk about attitude, I'm talking about the cellular level, you can beat it permanently. Yes you can choose to be OCD about your weight and diet and live differently from "normal" people ALL the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-11-10, 08:12 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

What many of you are ignoring is the science...

What many of you are ignoring is the science behind it. It's not '"fatalism" it is just plain scientific BIOLOGY. Fat cells do not die, they're not like blood cells who's lifespan is 120 days! That...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-11-10, 05:22 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

That IS the water displacement basic test I...

That IS the water displacement basic test I mentioned earlier. You don't have to weight yourself IN the water. Your MASS and your VOLUME are all that count. And your MASS is the same whether you are...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-11-10, 03:44 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

And this FACT is well known by scientists but...

And this FACT is well known by scientists but completely ignored by trainers. And with good reason. Most "trainers" have always been skinny. Then with resistance exercise they bulked up. Hence the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-11-10, 01:41 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

+1 Like your skin tone!

+1
Like your skin tone!
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-10-10, 09:30 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

Makes me think of that summer spent cycling...

Makes me think of that summer spent cycling through Spain, Portugal and France. 9 weeks, averaging 100 km per day, 20 extra pounds.
Or that week spent skiing, 8 days 25 km a day through uncut...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-09-10, 10:58 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

I may not have been clear enough. Above 20% fat,...

I may not have been clear enough. Above 20% fat, there is no additional bone density risk, problems start at 20%, I repeat start . The fashion industry is more and more acknowledging that 18% is a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-09-10, 07:12 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

For women it's worse, anything under 20% will...

For women it's worse, anything under 20% will create problems, starting with amenorrhea to bone density problems. Of course, back in prehistory, skinniness induced amenorrhea was the perfect...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-09-10, 06:14 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

Buoyancy is simply a direct relation of the...

Buoyancy is simply a direct relation of the amount of water displaced per weight. A water displacement test does exactly what you say.
If you're comparing a 250 lbs bodybuilder to a 250 lbs couch...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-09-10, 04:59 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

It would be pretty cool if local swimming pools...

It would be pretty cool if local swimming pools offered it as a paying service! In the Hot Tub for instance :)

Our sport and swimming centre also includes a physiotherapy office, they could easily...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-09-10, 02:11 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

The other way to calculate body fat is water...

The other way to calculate body fat is water displacement. It's a pretty good tool as well, tho barely ever done.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-09-10, 12:35 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 4,973
Posted By tallard

Always got to remember one thing about BMIs. Both...

Always got to remember one thing about BMIs. Both Stalone and Schwarzenauger in their prime registered as obese according to BMI. BMI is only valid for very average bone density and average (meaning...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-01-10, 02:03 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,333
Posted By tallard

Intuitively, like I said, I do agree that it...

Intuitively, like I said, I do agree that it would seem that way. But I was just wondering if we took all bike collision stats, and compared parking roadways to non-parking roadways,
- adjust for...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
02-01-10, 05:41 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,214
Posted By tallard

It should not but you know in the end it will :)

It should not but you know in the end it will :)
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
02-01-10, 03:49 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,175
Posted By tallard

Randya, to answer your query, to which oh so few...

Randya, to answer your query, to which oh so few females here even answered ???
I am an almost vehicular cyclist, I've been a courrier in Montreal, I've cycled, toured and commuted on 4 continents...
Forum: Vehicular Cycling (VC)
02-01-10, 02:58 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,214
Posted By tallard

Unfortunately, this type of legislation is a...

Unfortunately, this type of legislation is a direct consequence of cyclists' actions to increase «voluntary» cycle paths. It was always a slippery slope from the beginning. Once the segregation of...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-01-10, 02:36 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,333
Posted By tallard

I can't find it at the moment, but there are a...

I can't find it at the moment, but there are a few interesting experiments going on in England regarding the benefits of INTEGRATION vs SEGREGATION when it comes to collisions. I'd like to actually...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-01-10, 02:32 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,333
Posted By tallard

I've always thought that businesses and homes...

I've always thought that businesses and homes indeed should be required to provide parking, really, what social wisdom ever validated on-street parking? However it makes me wonder, have we stats on...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-01-10, 02:10 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,090
Posted By tallard

Oh that sounds fun! I've limited myself to a...

Oh that sounds fun! I've limited myself to a little red laser light. It's been effective to startle driver's thinking they can cut me off while night riding. I leave it hanging from my shoulder, as...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-01-10, 02:03 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,090
Posted By tallard

Agree with you on all points. I notice my risk...

Agree with you on all points. I notice my risk compensation even wearing a seatbelt, which I only use on highways, usually. However, if I am on the highway without my seatbelt, I am driving much...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-01-10, 01:51 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,090
Posted By tallard

Truthfully, you shouldn't think that way. The...

Truthfully, you shouldn't think that way. The fact of the matter is, not matter how much and many mothers and scaredy-cats rant and rave about the dangers of cycling in traffic, collisions have been...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-01-10, 01:10 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,089
Posted By tallard

And that is the very beauty of stats, whether...

And that is the very beauty of stats, whether your dead or not, you're only an anecdote in the vastness of numbers. Stats don't become un-good because you got on their 'wong' side. Unless your death...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-30-10, 06:15 PM
Replies: 1,634
Views: 81,155
Posted By tallard

They've answered you several times, but you...

They've answered you several times, but you refuse to acknowledge their answers and keep repeating the same question over and over again. This behaviour made you look less than intelligent, and that...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-25-10, 10:32 AM
Replies: 1,634
Views: 81,155
Posted By tallard

Yes the true evil nature of the helmeted...

Yes the true evil nature of the helmeted warriors comes out, "if you don't do it my way you die" How lovely! Why don't you go see if any of the helmeted dead cyclists of the world have changed their...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-25-10, 02:08 AM
Replies: 1,634
Views: 81,155
Posted By tallard

The problem with your anecdotal argument is that...

The problem with your anecdotal argument is that it's in a way irrefutable isn't it, since all those who died wearing helmets can't sit here and argue with you from the helmeted perspective.

So...
Forum: Living Car Free
01-24-10, 02:39 PM
Replies: 793
Views: 273,643
Posted By tallard

I waited til 29 to get my driver's license. Got a...

I waited til 29 to get my driver's license. Got a junker car for a couple of years because I lived 30 km from town, in northern Canada, then didn't own a car til 11 years later, because I'm back...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-16-10, 02:22 PM
Replies: 1,634
Views: 81,155
Posted By tallard

THAT is exactly my point, when people spout such...

THAT is exactly my point, when people spout such stupidities as "oh look at my damaged helmet", it means nothing, a very small impact WILL cause visible dammage to a cycling helmet. People need to...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-14-10, 10:55 AM
Replies: 1,634
Views: 81,155
Posted By tallard

I wish people took a biology class and realised...

I wish people took a biology class and realised just how well constructed the human skull is, it does NOT crack easily. Helmet makers have really been astonishingly efficient as discounting the...
Forum: Living Car Free
01-12-10, 05:57 PM
Replies: 793
Views: 273,643
Posted By tallard

I know that feeling, I was the same as you til...

I know that feeling, I was the same as you til age 32, you beat me :) I loved winter cycling the most cuz wathcing motorists shovel and sweep and engine warm-up was such a giggle, we could hop on and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-12-10, 10:38 AM
Replies: 1,634
Views: 81,155
Posted By tallard

Nice graph, clearly demonstrates seniors should...

Nice graph, clearly demonstrates seniors should wear helmets at all times.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-11-10, 06:45 PM
Replies: 1,634
Views: 81,155
Posted By tallard

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha :roflmao2:
First line really says it all, and about future trends as well:

The entertainment industry has improved its portrayals of walking,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-09-10, 11:27 AM
Replies: 1,634
Views: 81,155
Posted By tallard

False, 5% or 10% in the scheme of medical...

False, 5% or 10% in the scheme of medical injuries, is NOT better than none. If your collision is causing TBI, 10% is not changing anything to the fact that you still have TBI. TBI's do not follow...
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