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On May 30, 6:30 pm, Frank Krygowski <[email protected]> wrote:
> On May 30, 1:45 am, "Bill Sornson" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > ...noggin!
>
> > Flying down a steep, curvy road today, my front tire blew out just as I came
> > around a turn. (4" of bead separated from the casing; fairly new Michelin
> > Pro Race 2; no recent flats so not a "tube installation" issue.)
>
> > I briefly thought I could save it, but as I headed down and left into the
> > oncoming lane a car was headed right in my path so I had no choice but to
> > try to steer the bike to the right. BLAM -- down I went on my right side at
> > close to 40 mph.
>
> > Immediate injury noticed was to my right shoulder. Probable torn ligaments
> > if not rotator cuff (ripped previously so familiar with the pain). Road
> > rash was surprisingly slight (knee, elbow, hip and shoulder -- the latter
> > two protected a bit by Spandex so not visible until later).
>
> > Another rider, Mike, came along and helped me. Started to fix my flat when
> > he saw the trashed tire bead. (No pics yet.) Called my friend Miles (of
> > world famous "Miles Todd crash video" fame) to pick me up.
>
> > Then Mike said, "Well, your helmet sure did its job." I touched the outside
> > shell and felt a scrape, but had no idea that I'd even hit my head, much
> > less cracked the **** out of it:
>
> >http://home.san.rr.com:80/billsornson/(serverwouldn't allow more than
> > these three pics).
>
> > So now it's 8-9 hours later and other than a really messed up shoulder I
> > feel pretty decent. Sure my neck is going to be sore as hell tomorrow, and
> > may end up needing surgery on the wing (time will tell), but no concussion,
> > cracked skull, or hood ornament/undercarriage action, so all in all I'm
> > feeling pretty fortunate. I just wish it had been my own error instead of
> > an obvious product defect (and why couldn't it have been the REAR
> > tire?!?)...
>
> > Beaten Up But Not Beat (Yet) Bill
>
> Wonderful!
>
> You touched your helmet to the ground so gently that you weren't even
> aware you had done it.
>
> Your fragile foam cap apparently did not crush (the mechanism by which
> they are purported to "save you") but instead failed by cracking,
> apparently due to tensile stresses tangential to the shell. IOW, it
> failed in a non-protective way.
>
> And you assume this is a sign from the helmet gods that you must
> quickly do missionary work? Your gullibility rating is off the chart!
>
> If you really want to get heavily into missionary work, Bill, do
> this: Wear a helmet that's even bigger. Try for one about 20 inches
> in diameter.
>
> But make it even more fragile than the current offerings. Make it
> just a network of paper-thin webs of styrofoam connecting a few
> hundred large holes. (You can say it's "super-ventilated.") Then
> ride in it, walk in it, hike in it, play golf in it...
>
> I'm sure you'll soon accumulate many satisfying cracks and dents.
> Hell, it will probably "save your noggin" dozens of times a day.
> That should be enough to convince even more heathens that they need
> salvation from helmetlessness!
>
> If they're gullible enough, that is.
>
> - Frank Krygowski
In March of this year, a poster in another NG (rec.autos.driving,
IIRC), characterized you as "a bored, retired guy who likes to jerkoff
on the internet". I found that so unerringly accurate that I smiled
even as I wiped the coffee off my monitor screen. ;-)
> On May 30, 1:45 am, "Bill Sornson" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > ...noggin!
>
> > Flying down a steep, curvy road today, my front tire blew out just as I came
> > around a turn. (4" of bead separated from the casing; fairly new Michelin
> > Pro Race 2; no recent flats so not a "tube installation" issue.)
>
> > I briefly thought I could save it, but as I headed down and left into the
> > oncoming lane a car was headed right in my path so I had no choice but to
> > try to steer the bike to the right. BLAM -- down I went on my right side at
> > close to 40 mph.
>
> > Immediate injury noticed was to my right shoulder. Probable torn ligaments
> > if not rotator cuff (ripped previously so familiar with the pain). Road
> > rash was surprisingly slight (knee, elbow, hip and shoulder -- the latter
> > two protected a bit by Spandex so not visible until later).
>
> > Another rider, Mike, came along and helped me. Started to fix my flat when
> > he saw the trashed tire bead. (No pics yet.) Called my friend Miles (of
> > world famous "Miles Todd crash video" fame) to pick me up.
>
> > Then Mike said, "Well, your helmet sure did its job." I touched the outside
> > shell and felt a scrape, but had no idea that I'd even hit my head, much
> > less cracked the **** out of it:
>
> >http://home.san.rr.com:80/billsornson/(serverwouldn't allow more than
> > these three pics).
>
> > So now it's 8-9 hours later and other than a really messed up shoulder I
> > feel pretty decent. Sure my neck is going to be sore as hell tomorrow, and
> > may end up needing surgery on the wing (time will tell), but no concussion,
> > cracked skull, or hood ornament/undercarriage action, so all in all I'm
> > feeling pretty fortunate. I just wish it had been my own error instead of
> > an obvious product defect (and why couldn't it have been the REAR
> > tire?!?)...
>
> > Beaten Up But Not Beat (Yet) Bill
>
> Wonderful!
>
> You touched your helmet to the ground so gently that you weren't even
> aware you had done it.
>
> Your fragile foam cap apparently did not crush (the mechanism by which
> they are purported to "save you") but instead failed by cracking,
> apparently due to tensile stresses tangential to the shell. IOW, it
> failed in a non-protective way.
>
> And you assume this is a sign from the helmet gods that you must
> quickly do missionary work? Your gullibility rating is off the chart!
>
> If you really want to get heavily into missionary work, Bill, do
> this: Wear a helmet that's even bigger. Try for one about 20 inches
> in diameter.
>
> But make it even more fragile than the current offerings. Make it
> just a network of paper-thin webs of styrofoam connecting a few
> hundred large holes. (You can say it's "super-ventilated.") Then
> ride in it, walk in it, hike in it, play golf in it...
>
> I'm sure you'll soon accumulate many satisfying cracks and dents.
> Hell, it will probably "save your noggin" dozens of times a day.
> That should be enough to convince even more heathens that they need
> salvation from helmetlessness!
>
> If they're gullible enough, that is.
>
> - Frank Krygowski
In March of this year, a poster in another NG (rec.autos.driving,
IIRC), characterized you as "a bored, retired guy who likes to jerkoff
on the internet". I found that so unerringly accurate that I smiled
even as I wiped the coffee off my monitor screen. ;-)