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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-18-24, 03:00 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

It is unfortunate for you that you needed to cite...

It is unfortunate for you that you needed to cite Thompson. Robert Thompson authored the famous retracted study that claimed helmets were "85% effective" -- a number that the Federal government...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-18-24, 02:47 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

And when you read the remainder of that section,...

And when you read the remainder of that section, you find they provided zero evidence to support that claim:

Everyone -- the NHTSA included -- wants bicycle helmets to work. It'd be great if they...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-18-24, 01:35 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

The NHTSA and DOT ( and NSC ) alter their...

The NHTSA and DOT ( and NSC ) alter their reporting tools somewhat frequently, so links into them tend to be fragile and in some cases, impossible -- requiring screenshots and such. So no, I did not...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-18-24, 10:55 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

I did not ask you to find the data, I only...

I did not ask you to find the data, I only require that you stand behind your position, and commit to admitting that you are wrong once I prove it. And you are too frightened to do so, for obvious...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-17-24, 01:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 322
Posted By TC1

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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 10:48 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

Did you do a poll, or are you just imagining...

Did you do a poll, or are you just imagining again? At least a couple people have liked my comments, and several others have become extremely quiet when pressed to defend their claims -- which may...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 09:27 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

The same author that you quoted, who had his...

The same author that you quoted, who had his early work famously retracted, has now given-up trying to push the helmet falsehood. One of his more recent studies concludes:





Why do you think...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 08:18 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

That first study was previously addressed a page...

That first study was previously addressed a page or so ago. I'll just quote from it, to illustrate why it isn't useful:

"These numbers are likely higher since cyclists’ injuries are still...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 08:09 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

Anyone even slightly versed in the topic knows...

Anyone even slightly versed in the topic knows that helmet testing and certification has been a long-standing problem.



I should hope that's rhetorical, because you've already been told several...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 06:53 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

I can -- I am waiting for you to accept my...

I can -- I am waiting for you to accept my challenge.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 06:52 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

So? A fuzzy winter hat might offer better...

So? A fuzzy winter hat might offer better protection than a golf visor -- doesn't mean either one is going to save your life, or even matter.

By the way, in an interesting tangential development,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 06:43 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

As are the materials used in proper helmets that...

As are the materials used in proper helmets that exhibit an improvement in wearer protection. Why don't you wear one of those helmets, instead of a bicycle helmet that exhibits no benefit?[/color]
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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 06:19 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

So is it your contention that no one has ever...

So is it your contention that no one has ever survived an OTB at 30 mph sans helmet, without at least vegetization? That's the necessary conclusion from your claim, and it is incorrect. Unhelmeted...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 05:55 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

Well, you've demonstrated a critical need for...

Well, you've demonstrated a critical need for improved reading comprehension about a dozen times now -- I was being charitable and hoping your problem was a lack of coffee. Turns out, it may be a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-16-24, 05:38 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

As I already explained at least once, very few --...

As I already explained at least once, very few -- potentially no -- studies have been able to accurately study cycling injury rates, for very well-known ethical reasons.

Even countries that take...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 08:49 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

Wow, you are really not smart. That...

Wow, you are really not smart.



That was your statement. I was forced to educate you by listing many of the items "out there" which are not harder than your head.



Ah, the infamous "I got...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 08:43 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

Newsflash, you are on the internet too, and your...

Newsflash, you are on the internet too, and your alleged smarts were unable to comprehend a thread which is relatively simple so far. It doesn't even appear that you understand the meaning of the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 08:34 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

You said you don't drink coffee. Consider...

You said you don't drink coffee. Consider starting, or trying something to assist with your reading comprehension skills, which are grade-school level. The point is that the perceived danger of...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 08:04 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

This is actually a serious topic, and one that...

This is actually a serious topic, and one that effects everyone who rides in public. It is likely beyond your comprehension, as you demonstrated, but given that it is germane to the forum charter,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 07:55 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

Look up the definition of "everything". You will...

Look up the definition of "everything". You will clearly be surprised by its meaning.





Again, go find whatever chemical you need to ingest to restore your brain's function.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 07:45 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

You claim to enjoy "facts", so can you explain...

You claim to enjoy "facts", so can you explain why the percentage of cyclists who die wearing helmets exactly matches the cyclist helmet usage rate? And why that match has persisted for many years?...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 07:38 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

So you are unaware that there are about 70M youth...

So you are unaware that there are about 70M youth cyclists in the US, and only about 50M adults? How can that situation exist, if kids are not stopping once they become adults?



You might...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 07:22 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

Paddlers wear helmets due to submerged rocks, not...

Paddlers wear helmets due to submerged rocks, not due to your imagined hardness of water. Water doesn't get hard until you jump off a bridge. Cyclists do collide with animals. But the point is,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 07:05 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

Yes. If I agreed with the mistaken conventional...

Yes. If I agreed with the mistaken conventional wisdom, there wouldn't be much point in commenting, now would there? In fact, if everyone is merely responsible for toeing the party-line and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 06:54 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

I explained the concept previously. That said,...

I explained the concept previously. That said, I've no idea how you ride your bike -- maybe you ride exclusively on a velodrome, or hucking off mountain tops. Hopefully you can imagine that you are...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 06:40 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

No, I said they stop riding as adults. This is...

No, I said they stop riding as adults. This is why there are around 70M youth cyclists in the US, but only around 50M adults.



Not in this timeline. Check out the market for, well, any luxury...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 05:48 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

No, I never said anything like 'Unhelmeted...

No, I never said anything like 'Unhelmeted cyclists are invincible'. I specifically said that luck plays a large part in sustaining head injuries. In your case, in all likelihood, your helmet made...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 05:38 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

And if -- as is the case in reality -- there...

And if -- as is the case in reality -- there would be no effect to your personal safety?



Fifteen years is not "suddenly" except to geologists.



You seem fixated on damage to a 200 gram...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-15-24, 05:11 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 322
Posted By TC1

Replying to myself, in case any future searchers...

Replying to myself, in case any future searchers wind up reading this thread.

I found a 20 year-old discussion about Eros in the archives of another cycling forum, that referred to detailed...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 04:42 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

Complete nonsense. Unpaved ground is not. Most...

Complete nonsense. Unpaved ground is not. Most parts of a motor vehicle are not -- which is why door dings, and cracked bumpers and windshield exist. Most parts of most animals are not. Most...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 04:07 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

First of all, societies shift. As recently as 15...

First of all, societies shift. As recently as 15 years ago, postulating the idea that every human being required a small computer in their pocket at all times might've gotten you forcibly committed....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 01:07 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

Because bicycle helmets do not work, and wearing...

Because bicycle helmets do not work, and wearing one in public while not racing is, as I said, detrimental to the collective safety of all cyclists. The latter point has been explained by others, so...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-15-24, 11:48 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

Bicycle helmets do not prevent concussions or...

Bicycle helmets do not prevent concussions or other brain injury -- and if you are serious about promoting safety, you would not make such unfounded statements in public.

Preventing concussions is...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-14-24, 11:49 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 480,915
Posted By TC1

You are actually completely correct here,...

You are actually completely correct here, although better evidence exists than what you provided.

As you noted, cyclist helmet usage in the US is just over 30% -- 32, in fact, in the most-recent...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-14-24, 10:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 322
Posted By TC1

Bianchi Eros frame material question, and identification

Does anyone out there happen to know which years -- if any -- of the Bianchi Eros were constructed from Reynolds 631 tubes?

Backstory: I just acquired a bare Eros frame, with no provenance. It is...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-29-24, 02:05 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,496
Posted By TC1

You have not made a point. In fact, just about...

You have not made a point. In fact, just about everything you've written has been just flat wrong. So, no, we do not agree. And if all you've got left is trying to entertain yourself by making up...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-28-24, 05:40 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,496
Posted By TC1

You fabricated a fatality count of 74 for Los...

You fabricated a fatality count of 74 for Los Angeles County. You fabricated 555k bicycle commuters in Copenhagen.



No, they are not -- and we can see this precisely because I have supported...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-28-24, 04:41 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,496
Posted By TC1

You were pretty strident about being in...

You were pretty strident about being in possession of "the fact of the matter" and claiming that I was cherry-picking data to suit "my agenda" and claiming that you "pay attention to the numbers" and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-28-24, 04:17 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,496
Posted By TC1

I already explained why -- it does not work, and...

I already explained why -- it does not work, and it is a waste of time, money, and lives. In addition, it does not scale at all, as the Netherlands is presently struggling with, along other places....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-28-24, 04:03 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,496
Posted By TC1

My "agenda" -- as you call it -- is that people...

My "agenda" -- as you call it -- is that people should not make claims that are unsupportable by any statistical evidence, as OP did. In particular, many cyclists have a fixation on telling anyone...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-28-24, 03:42 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,496
Posted By TC1

Rather than guess, and wind up looking clueless,...

Rather than guess, and wind up looking clueless, you can easily look up Denmark's official statistics on their average distance cycled...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-28-24, 01:49 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,496
Posted By TC1

If you are going to discuss "the fact of the...

If you are going to discuss "the fact of the matter", you may want to use facts.



Density is not the relevant metric, even if you resort to all capital letters. Especially not if you are...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-28-24, 10:26 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,496
Posted By TC1

This kind of hyperbole does no one any good. ...

This kind of hyperbole does no one any good. Around about two dozen cyclists are killed in Los Angeles County annually. By way of comparison, Denmark, with roughly 2/3rds of the population and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-24, 02:27 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,188
Posted By TC1

Fair enough. Just as an additional datapoint,...

Fair enough. Just as an additional datapoint, evidencing how strong modern wheels can be per-spoke, Shimano's RS500 wheels have 16 and 20 spokes, and are rated for up to 220 pound riders.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-26-24, 01:24 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,188
Posted By TC1

Just FYI, a couple months ago I had a nipple...

Just FYI, a couple months ago I had a nipple break about 30 miles from home, on a 20-spoke wheel. I removed the now-unsecured spoke and re-trued the wheel imperfectly, and even though I am closer to...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-26-24, 01:03 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 4,442
Posted By TC1

If you read above, you'll find that I made a...

If you read above, you'll find that I made a reasonable and correct statement. Various folks -- yourself included -- agreed with me. Then, for reasons which remain unknown, this Kontact individual...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-26-24, 12:44 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 4,442
Posted By TC1

Okay, let's sum it up then. What "strawmen"...

Okay, let's sum it up then.

What "strawmen" exactly?

And what do you claim this missed point is?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-26-24, 12:42 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 4,442
Posted By TC1

A "superlative" mechanic -- and even many who are...

A "superlative" mechanic -- and even many who are not -- can puzzle out that two planes which may, or may not, be angled to each other, are also separated by some number of millimeters. That's very...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-26-24, 12:29 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 4,442
Posted By TC1

If I'm over my head, what does that make the...

If I'm over my head, what does that make the character who agreed with me initially and then decided to engage in a week-long argument over nothing -- before finally just admitting that they eyeball...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
03-24-24, 06:37 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 4,442
Posted By TC1

If you read it, why are you attacking me, and not...

If you read it, why are you attacking me, and not the person who is resorting to personal attacks after having initially agreed with the position that they are now belligerently arguing against?
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