I wonder if he was killed while he was on the bike. I always
thought that if you were ON the bike, lightning wouldn't
kill you b/c of the tyres- they are made of rubber.
I once cycled through a fierce storm. This was in Uruguay,
years ago. It had been a really hot day and we all knew that
rain was coming. I was in the beach and when it started
clouding over, I stayed anyway. The clouds were an amazing
spectacle; purple and grey colours. Also very thick clouds,
and the wind had picked up, so it looked like they were
dancing across the sky to some valtz. Anyway, I thought it
was time to head back home when the first drops fell. Got on
my bike, and five minutes later, the floodgates opened! And
the worst thunder and lightning storm I've ever seen! Well,
it would seem the worst when you have a courtain of water in
front of you, can bearely see anything, you're getting
soaked to the bone, the thunder gets scary and you're
cycling on gravel roads!!!
My road bike was covered in mud and gravel, gears (just 3)
were ruined because of the gravel.
--
Vivian
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"We learned more from a three minute record than we ever learned in school".
No Surrender
"Simon Mason" <
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> I was out cycling from work yesterday and could hear there was lightning
> about in my earphones on AM radio by the static crashes. I couldn't
actually
> hear any thunder or I would have taken cover myself.
>
>
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