Bush's falls while riding his Mtn Bike

[John Michaels]

Apparently he got some road rash but picked himself up and
completed the ride. Kerry fell earlier this month.

Bush Suffers Cuts, Bruises While Biking

By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer

CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush (news - web sites) suffered
cuts and bruises early Saturday afternoon when he fell while
mountain biking on his ranch, White House spokesman Trent
Duffy said.

Bush was on the 16th mile of a 17-mile ride when he fell,
Duffy said. He was riding with a military aide, members
of the Secret Service and his personal physician, Dr.
Richard Tubb.

"He had minor abrasions and scratches on his chin, upper
lip, nose, right hand and both knees," Duffy said. "Dr.
Tubb, who was with him, cleaned his scratches, said he was
fine. The Secret Service (news - web sites) offered to drive
him back to the house. He declined and finished his ride."

Bush was wearing his bike helmet and a mouth guard when the
mishap occurred. Duffy said he didn't know exactly how the
accident happened.

"It's been raining a lot and the topsoil is loose," the
spokesman said. "You know this president. He likes to go all
out. Suffice it to say he wasn't whistling show tunes."

Duffy said Bush probably would be wearing a bandage on his
chin during a party Saturday night for his daughter, Jenna,
who graduated from the University of Texas earlier in the
day. Bush left Crawford shortly after the bike mishap for
the party in Austin.

Earlier this month, Democratic presidential candidate John
Kerry (news - web sites) took a spill from his bicycle while
riding with Secret Service agents through Concord, N.H.,
about 18 miles north of Boston. Kerry fell when his bike hit
a patch of sand. He was not injured.

 

[Marty]

"John Michaels" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Apparently he got some road rash but picked himself up and
> completed the ride. Kerry fell earlier this month.
>
> Bush Suffers Cuts, Bruises While Biking
>
>
> By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
>
> CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush (news - web sites)
> suffered cuts and bruises early Saturday afternoon when he
> fell while mountain biking on his ranch, White House
> spokesman Trent Duffy said.
>
> Bush was on the 16th mile of a 17-mile ride when he fell,
> Duffy said. He was riding with a military aide, members
> of the Secret Service and his personal physician, Dr.
> Richard Tubb.
>
>
> "He had minor abrasions and scratches on his chin, upper
> lip, nose, right hand and both knees," Duffy said. "Dr.
> Tubb, who was with him, cleaned his scratches, said he
> was fine. The Secret Service (news - web sites) offered
> to drive him back to the house. He declined and finished
> his ride."
>
>
> Bush was wearing his bike helmet and a mouth guard when
> the mishap occurred. Duffy said he didn't know exactly how
> the accident happened.
>
>
> "It's been raining a lot and the topsoil is loose,"
> the spokesman said. "You know this president. He likes
> to go all out. Suffice it to say he wasn't whistling
> show tunes."
>
>
> Duffy said Bush probably would be wearing a bandage on his
> chin during a party Saturday night for his daughter,
> Jenna, who graduated from the University of Texas earlier
> in the day. Bush left Crawford shortly after the bike
> mishap for the party in Austin.
>
>
> Earlier this month, Democratic presidential candidate John
> Kerry (news - web sites) took a spill from his bicycle
> while riding with Secret Service agents through Concord,
> N.H., about 18 miles north of Boston. Kerry fell when his
> bike hit a patch of sand. He was not injured.
>
>

Road rash? Where does it say he fell on the road? Loose
topsoil indicates an off road ride I would think.

Marty

 

[D T W .../\\...]

"Marty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> >
>
> Road rash? Where does it say he fell on the road? Loose
> topsoil indicates
an
> off road ride I would think.
>
> Marty
>

Maybe they should have written "loose topsoil" rash? DTW

 

[Sittingduck]

John Michaels wrote:

> Bush Suffers Cuts, Bruises While Biking
>

Matt Drudge is reporting that presumptive Democratic nominee
John Kerry, who crashed his $8,000 bike earlier this month,
told reporters in front of cameras, 'Did the training wheels
fall off?' According to Drudge, reporters are now debating
whether to treat the alleged comment as on or off the record

LOL!!!

 

[Monique Y. Muda]

On 2004-05-23, John Michaels penned:
>
> Bush Suffers Cuts, Bruises While Biking
>
>
> By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
>

[snip]

> "It's been raining a lot and the topsoil is loose,"
> the spokesman said. "You know this president. He likes
> to go all out. Suffice it to say he wasn't whistling
> show tunes."

Ummmm ... it's been raining a lot. And the topsoil is loose.
And he's ... riding? Is it just my imagination, or aren't we
supposed to keep our bikes off of trails with rain-induced
loose topsoil?

Something tells me he didn't bother to read any trail
etiquette guidelines before riding. What a surprise.

--
monique

 

[S O R N I]

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
> Ummmm ... it's been raining a lot. And the topsoil is
> loose. And he's ... riding? Is it just my imagination, or
> aren't we supposed to keep our bikes off of trails with
> rain-induced loose topsoil?

Likely not an issue in Texas?

> Something tells me he didn't bother to read any trail
> etiquette guidelines before riding. What a surprise.

Well, it WAS on his own land, so...

Bill "probably not his biggest problem these days,
anyway" S.

 

[John Michaels]

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
> On 2004-05-23, John Michaels penned:
>
>>Bush Suffers Cuts, Bruises While Biking
>>
>>
>>By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
>>
>
>
> [snip]
>
>
>>"It's been raining a lot and the topsoil is loose,"
>>the spokesman said. "You know this president. He likes
>>to go all out. Suffice it to say he wasn't whistling
>>show tunes."
>
>
> Ummmm ... it's been raining a lot. And the topsoil is
> loose. And he's ... riding? Is it just my imagination, or
> aren't we supposed to keep our bikes off of trails with
> rain-induced loose topsoil?
>
> Something tells me he didn't bother to read any trail
> etiquette guidelines before riding. What a surprise.
>
Now you know Mikie will have to write Bush a letter telling
him what an environmental disaster he is.

 

[Marty]

"Monique Y. Mudama" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 2004-05-23, John Michaels penned:
> >
> > Bush Suffers Cuts, Bruises While Biking
> >
> >
> > By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
> >
>
> [snip]
>
> > "It's been raining a lot and the topsoil is loose," the
> > spokesman said. "You know this president. He likes to go
> > all out. Suffice it to say he wasn't whistling show
> > tunes."
>
> Ummmm ... it's been raining a lot. And the topsoil is
> loose. And he's ... riding? Is it just my imagination, or
> aren't we supposed to keep our bikes off of trails with
> rain-induced loose topsoil?
>
> Something tells me he didn't bother to read any trail
> etiquette guidelines before riding. What a surprise.
>
> --
> monique

So now a bike ride turns into an implication that he's too
stupid to read the guidlines and in another (not yours
Monique) post he's riding on muddy trails so he's an
environmental disaster. Everything is a wag. Nobody said the
trails were muddy.

You people crack me up.

 

[Marty]

"D T W .../\..." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> "Marty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > >
> >
> > Road rash? Where does it say he fell on the road? Loose
> > topsoil
indicates
> an
> > off road ride I would think.
> >
> > Marty
> >
>
> Maybe they should have written "loose topsoil" rash? DTW
>
>

How about just the way it was written? Road rash is a roadie-
ism. I don't say "I got road rash" when I get scraped.

 

[Jg]

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
> On 2004-05-23, John Michaels penned:
>
>>Bush Suffers Cuts, Bruises While Biking
>>
>>
>>By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
>>
>
>
> [snip]
>
> Ummmm ... it's been raining a lot. And the topsoil is
> loose. And he's ... riding? Is it just my imagination,

You forgot the part: "while mountain biking on his ranch"
Public trails are one thing but riding on your own private
property is entirely a different matter, IMO.

--
John G. in Memphis, TN Have a nice......... night.
http://www.shavings.net/images/Memphis/reflect_john.jpg

 

[Monique Y. Muda]

On 2004-05-23, S o r n i penned:
>
> Well, it WAS on his own land, so...

Ah. I missed that detail.

--
monique

 

[Monique Y. Muda]

On 2004-05-23, JG penned:
>
>
> You forgot the part: "while mountain biking on his ranch"
> Public trails are one thing but riding on your own private
> property is entirely a different matter, IMO.

Indeed. Eating crow now.

--
monique

 

[Mojo Deluxe]

"Marty" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Monique Y. Mudama" <[email protected]> wrote in
> message news:[email protected]...
> > On 2004-05-23, John Michaels penned:
> > >
> > > Bush Suffers Cuts, Bruises While Biking
> > >
> > >
> > > By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
> > >
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > > "It's been raining a lot and the topsoil is loose,"
> > > the spokesman said. "You know this president. He likes
> > > to go all out. Suffice it to say he wasn't whistling
> > > show tunes."
> >
> > Ummmm ... it's been raining a lot. And the topsoil is
> > loose. And he's ... riding? Is it just my imagination,
> > or aren't we supposed to keep our bikes off of trails
> > with rain-induced loose topsoil?
> >
> > Something tells me he didn't bother to read any trail
> > etiquette guidelines before riding. What a surprise.
> >
> > --
> > monique
>
> So now a bike ride turns into an implication that he's too
> stupid to read the guidlines and in another (not yours
> Monique) post he's riding on muddy trails so he's an
> environmental disaster. Everything is a wag. Nobody
said
> the trails were muddy.
>
> You people crack me up.
>
I've fallen on a mountain bike, but AP did not pick up the
story. The trails were dry, however.

 

[Gazzer]

I wonder if he was riding past any grassy knolls?

g

 

[Socks]

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
> On 2004-05-23, S o r n i penned:
>>
>> Well, it WAS on his own land, so...
>
> Ah. I missed that detail.

well it was a 17 mile ride on his 1600 acre ranch (googling
for the ranch size).

either he did some loops, or went outside.

 

[Dave Haley]

"John Michaels" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Apparently he got some road rash but picked himself up and
> completed the ride. Kerry fell earlier this month.
>
> Bush Suffers Cuts, Bruises While Biking
>
>
> By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
>
> CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush (news - web sites)
> suffered cuts and bruises early Saturday afternoon when he
> fell while mountain biking on his ranch, White House
> spokesman Trent Duffy said.
>
> Bush was on the 16th mile of a 17-mile ride when he fell,
> Duffy said. He was riding with a military aide, members
> of the Secret Service and his personal physician, Dr.
> Richard Tubb.
>
>
> "He had minor abrasions and scratches on his chin, upper
> lip, nose, right hand and both knees," Duffy said. "Dr.
> Tubb, who was with him, cleaned his scratches, said he
> was fine. The Secret Service (news - web sites) offered
> to drive him back to the house. He declined and finished
> his ride."
>
>
> Bush was wearing his bike helmet and a mouth guard when
> the mishap occurred. Duffy said he didn't know exactly how
> the accident happened.
>
>
> "It's been raining a lot and the topsoil is loose,"
> the spokesman said. "You know this president. He likes
> to go all out. Suffice it to say he wasn't whistling
> show tunes."
>
>
> Duffy said Bush probably would be wearing a bandage on his
> chin during a party Saturday night for his daughter,
> Jenna, who graduated from the University of Texas earlier
> in the day. Bush left Crawford shortly after the bike
> mishap for the party in Austin.
>
>
> Earlier this month, Democratic presidential candidate John
> Kerry (news - web sites) took a spill from his bicycle
> while riding with Secret Service agents through Concord,
> N.H., about 18 miles north of Boston. Kerry fell when his
> bike hit a patch of sand. He was not injured.
>
>

Actually John McCain was hiding in the bushes and did a drop
in and cut him off.

 

[crazy6r54]

Don't we all.

I MTB 2004

 

[Socks]

sittingduck wrote:

> Matt Drudge is reporting that presumptive Democratic
> nominee John Kerry, who crashed his $8,000 bike earlier
> this month, told reporters in front of cameras, 'Did the
> training wheels fall off?' According to Drudge, reporters
> are now debating whether to treat the alleged comment as
> on or off the record

i just did some googles on this. some stories report a $5000
bicycle, then a $7000 bicycle, and now a $8000 bicycle. is
mr. kerry upgrading or is there some journalistic inflation
going on here?

(not that i think anyone here is shocked by high
bicycle prices.)

 

[Mojo Deluxe]

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On my Proflex 856,front tire is a Kenda
> Kwick and lose gravel or dirt taken at
> slow speed she slides out and I GO DOWN
> TOO.
>
Sand, and gravel will slap one down quick, if they are
unprepared for it.

 

[G.T.]

socks wrote:
> Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
>
>>On 2004-05-23, S o r n i penned:
>>
>>>Well, it WAS on his own land, so...
>>
>>Ah. I missed that detail.
>
>
> well it was a 17 mile ride on his 1600 acre ranch
> (googling for the ranch size).
>
> either he did some loops, or went outside.
>
>

Depending on the terrain a 17 mile trail on 1600 acres would
be trivial. I've done a 6 mile trail on 1/10 the property.

Greg