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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-19-24, 12:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 509
Posted By shelbyfv

Should be enough here to entertain you. A&S...

Should be enough here to entertain you. A&S (https://www.bikeforums.net/advocacy-safety/)
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-19-24, 10:01 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By njkayaker

It is nowhere near as simple as you seem to...

It is nowhere near as simple as you seem to think, as evidenced by the fact that you got your calculation wrong -- it's not 100%. Hint: Consider what happens when the foam is fully compressed....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-18-24, 05:44 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By njkayaker

That link was talking about programs to encourage...

That link was talking about programs to encourage helmet use. It wasn't about effectiveness (that was only mentioned as a lead-in to the rest of it).

You are making a mistake in assuming that link...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-18-24, 04:10 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By badger1

LOL! Typical; you cite an article from 1997. And...

LOL! Typical; you cite an article from 1997. And by the way, the 'conclusions' even of that article don't support your position:

"CONCLUSIONS: Prevention of serious bicycle injuries cannot be...
Forum: Classic and Vintage Sales
04-18-24, 03:10 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 244
Posted By hazetguy

FS: Suntour Barcons / Bar End Shifters

SOLD


Raleigh branded Suntour bar end shifters. These have been completely disassembled, cleaned, reassembled. Ready to install and use. Some scratches, nicks, etc.

Pics here:...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-18-24, 03:06 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 672
Posted By BTinNYC

Cést fini...really this time

Peugeot UO-18 Mixte for my daughter. 2x9 with Ultegra STI shifters and FD, a 105 RD, and a FSA Gossamer 50/34 crankset. The French thread ROI BB holding a 30mm axle is pretty cool. 700c rims with...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-18-24, 02:44 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By Eric F

I found this......

I found this... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2598379/


And this...https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7025438/


To that, I say...well, duh. This is simple stuff.
...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-18-24, 01:18 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,176
Posted By LV2TNDM

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The answer to your first question is undoubtedly YES.

Most Americans are drivers. Many ride bikes, but not much and not very aggressively.

But anyone who takes cycling seriously, they gain...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-17-24, 11:37 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 794
Posted By RCMoeur

Neatsfoot oil, or liquefied Proofhide? Also,...

Neatsfoot oil, or liquefied Proofhide?

Also, you're being very unreasonable in demanding death - you should just apply enough for conditioning of the natural material for suppleness and weather...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-17-24, 10:17 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By tomato coupe

That is the only reasonable course of action....

That is the only reasonable course of action. This is not about an exchange of information, or even people expressing their opinions -- it's about one person arguing an untenable position because...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-17-24, 07:37 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 971
Posted By pastorbobnlnh

cudak888 since this thread was moved from C&V to...

cudak888 since this thread was moved from C&V to Road Cycling, and I ride all these regularly, I couldn't help myself. :innocent:...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 09:39 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By Eric F

Sorry, TC1. It appears that you have not...

Sorry, TC1. It appears that you have not convinced a single person here that wearing a bike helmet has no safety benefit over a bare head. Your theories simply don’t hold water against common sense...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 09:06 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By shelbyfv

That's as good as it gets, though. Obviously...

That's as good as it gets, though. Obviously nobody is going to set up controlled experiments. I wonder why this subject has you so agitated. Wasn't there a question in some of your other whoop...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 06:26 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By Eric F

This really doesn’t help your case. VT’s testing...

This really doesn’t help your case. VT’s testing finds that some helmets offer BETTER PROTECTION than others.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-16-24, 05:23 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 794
Posted By 79pmooney

The advice above is good. I am just going to...

The advice above is good. I am just going to suggest that you approach this with patience. Finding the right saddle can take a while, in part because as you ride more, your riding position is near...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 11:05 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By 79pmooney

It wasn't my foresight and intelligence. I bought...

It wasn't my foresight and intelligence. I bought that early Bell simply because I'd ridden a first season of club racing wearing the required leather hairnet. (Peloton joke i heard many times - we...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 08:53 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By veganbikes

Ah yes personal attacks the last bastion of the...

Ah yes personal attacks the last bastion of the person who has nothing left. Coffee and reading comprehension are your arguments against helmets now? Please do your homework. It isn't mine, I am not...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 08:19 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By shelbyfv

Sorry, I'm smarter than you and I'm not the one...

Sorry, I'm smarter than you and I'm not the one posting unhinged on the internet. The others don't need help from me, they've whacked you down sufficiently. I'm just here for the entertainment....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 07:05 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By veganbikes

I was not talking about youths not cycling but...

I was not talking about youths not cycling but youths stopping cycling maybe it wasn't clear but I am talking about youths becoming adults and stopping cycling.

So your piece of data is an online...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 06:00 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By Eric F

Forget "suddenly". Explain how me riding without...

Forget "suddenly". Explain how me riding without a helmet today makes my riding significantly safer in 15 years. Zero of the things you've talked about before significantly apply to the way I...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 05:34 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By veganbikes

Unpaved ground can be quite hard (it can also be...

Unpaved ground can be quite hard (it can also be a bit softer but not some fluffy pillow to protect your head) and most people are not falling on animals or water and in the water such as for...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 05:15 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By veganbikes

You think American youth stop riding bicycles...

You think American youth stop riding bicycles because of safety? Have you seen some of these kids? A helmet is not going to stop kids from riding if they understand what a helmet is and why they...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 04:53 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By Eric F

Not at the cost of my personal safety when I...

Not at the cost of my personal safety when I leave the house on my bike this afternoon. Maybe that makes me tremendously selfish. In this case, I can live with that.

EDIT: In your fantasy world,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 02:16 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By Eric F

I think it's possible that TC1 has been hit on...

I think it's possible that TC1 has been hit on his helmetless head a few too many times.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 02:06 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By veganbikes

Everything out there is harder than your head....

Everything out there is harder than your head. Saying that you shouldn't wear a helmet because YOU personally feel that it sends a message to everyone that is not being sent is just silly. I guess...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 01:56 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By Eric F

If I only rode a bike on a bike path, out of the...

If I only rode a bike on a bike path, out of the path of travel of cars, at an easy-to-moderate pace, with other competent riders, I might consider not wearing a helmet. I don't ride that way, and I...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 01:14 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By tomato coupe

These helmet threads bring out some truly twisted...

These helmet threads bring out some truly twisted logic.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 12:13 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By Eric F

Over the course of my life, I've banged my head...

Over the course of my life, I've banged my head against a lot of things, sometimes while riding a bicycle. It's always been better while wearing a helmet. I don't care what some study says. I'm...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-13-24, 10:45 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By 79pmooney

If I wasn't wearing a helmet in 1977, I wouldn't...

If I wasn't wearing a helmet in 1977, I wouldn't have been alive over the years of that study. And that crash was from a bike failure, not risky riding.

And yes, tight better helmets, risks are...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-12-24, 04:01 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By pepperbelly

The skull on the sides is thin enough that you...

The skull on the sides is thin enough that you can fracture your skull if you fall over while stopped and hit a curb.
Helmets don’t make you invulnerable but they greatly increase your chances of...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-12-24, 03:18 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By tomato coupe

Putting your opinions on a page with flags at the...

Putting your opinions on a page with flags at the top and then posting it on a website somewhere does not magically turn it into a "study."
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-12-24, 03:04 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By curbtender

If you get hit at 35mph and don't go under the...

If you get hit at 35mph and don't go under the car then I'd say that helmet will probably do something to reduce your injury.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-12-24, 02:45 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 478,059
Posted By Iride01

Pretending that all cars will hit a cyclist at 35...

Pretending that all cars will hit a cyclist at 35 mph or more is also tiresome.
Pretending that a helmet will not help protect a cyclist from some of the accidents they have is also tiresome.

I'd...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-12-24, 04:29 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,720
Posted By cyclomath

English is not my native language so I definitely...

English is not my native language so I definitely don't want and intend to argue, but I had to check this because I have used "dampen" in that context many times over many years.... which doesn't...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-11-24, 09:56 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,176
Posted By Iride01

Why do you say that cyclist are flouting the laws...

Why do you say that cyclist are flouting the laws when they cruise in the vehicle lane? In my state and most other states I'm aware of, a cyclist is entitled to use the full lane.

Otherwise I...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-11-24, 07:19 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,724
Posted By nlerner

https://live.staticflickr.com/5786/30177105462_6d1...

https://live.staticflickr.com/5786/30177105462_6d1592eb95_c.jpg
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
04-10-24, 06:31 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 4,381
Posted By philbob57

Got my frame back from powder-coating. In putting...

Got my frame back from powder-coating. In putting it together, I got to the shifters. Down tube, of course, since the frame was built in 1973. Thought I tightened it fine. I installed and adjusted...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-02-24, 01:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 686
Posted By Iride01

Why is it a flaw to be aware my surrounding? ...

Why is it a flaw to be aware my surrounding?

I didn't say that is the only way or the only thing I do to identify persons behind me.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-02-24, 01:14 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,724
Posted By Robvolz

What’s your FAV lil’ accessory?

So many cool lil doo-dads and trinkets to choose from….

But for me: I found just the base attached to an old seat I was about to throw away. I asked Van (Merziac) if he knew what it was.

I...
Forum: Pacific Northwest
03-31-24, 05:34 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 616
Posted By indyfabz

Brings back fond memories. WA 20 was my first...

Brings back fond memories. WA 20 was my first western mountain riding experience. Did it the first time while crossing the country from Seattle to Bar Harbor, ME unsupported.

We spent a cold, wet...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-15-24, 03:07 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,685
Posted By base2

Here is a much more detailed account for anyone...

Here is a much more detailed account for anyone still interested.

https://www.kuow.org/stories/cougar-attack-washington-state-cyclists
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-14-24, 05:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 360
Posted By oneclick

DIY frame transport box

I am about to do some travelling and have arranged (as one does) to buy a frame and bring it back on the flight.

This is an under-bed storage thingy sold by that nordic flat-pack furniture...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-14-24, 02:55 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 732
Posted By MoAlpha

The AI here is presumably some form of machine...

The AI here is presumably some form of machine learning which uses initial data on a vehicle's motion to predict later behavior and does some other tricks. That's a very basic, valid, and...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-13-24, 10:57 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 683
Posted By Mojo31

Ain't no way that I'm baring with you, but those...

Ain't no way that I'm baring with you, but those are for a bolt on top tube bag.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-11-24, 10:12 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 660
Posted By 13ollocks

"I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by...

"I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six"
There is something called the "Dutch Maneuver" or "Dutch Reach" (don't know if it originated in The Netherlands, but it's the sort of sensible...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
03-11-24, 11:18 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 4,381
Posted By locolobo13

Drove all the way to work Friday 'cause it was...

Drove all the way to work Friday 'cause it was raining that morning. Brought my bike because it rarely rains all day. After work went for a ride, ate at a fast food joint then rode to the park n...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-11-24, 07:47 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 618
Posted By FBinNY

That's also my understanding, and an important...

That's also my understanding, and an important feature of the law.

Allowing cyclists to jump the gun (cross traffic permitting) has them moving through the intersection before facing potential...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-11-24, 05:40 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 618
Posted By indyfabz

My recollection of the Idaho rule is that you can...

My recollection of the Idaho rule is that you can treat stop signs and yield signs and red lights as stop signs. When originally enacted, that second part was not clear, so the legislature amended...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-10-24, 07:56 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 674
Posted By Mtracer

I used a Take-A-Look mirror for years and then...

I used a Take-A-Look mirror for years and then about a year ago I started using Tri-Eye cycling glasses. They have a mirror built into the lower corner of the glasses. It has a somewhat smaller field...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-10-24, 04:39 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,018
Posted By seypat

I don't sprint anymore because I have so much...

I don't sprint anymore because I have so much power the front wheel comes off the ground and I end up doing a wheelie. You should see the size of the fish that manage to wiggle off my hook right...
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