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Danny Colyer
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Peter Clinch wrote:
> USS is arguably more relaxed (but there's no weight on your upper
> body with either) and at least in my case allows a rolling dismount
> rather than stopping and extricating oneself from bike in two
> different operations. Plus it looks cooler, as you say! ;-)
I would add that it's very hard to hurt yourself falling off a USS bent.
The handlebar forms a cage that hits the ground first, rather than
slamming your hip into the tarmac.
I've come off the Street Machine a few times on ice, I've never had any
damage to myself or my clothes.
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> USS is arguably more relaxed (but there's no weight on your upper
> body with either) and at least in my case allows a rolling dismount
> rather than stopping and extricating oneself from bike in two
> different operations. Plus it looks cooler, as you say! ;-)
I would add that it's very hard to hurt yourself falling off a USS bent.
The handlebar forms a cage that hits the ground first, rather than
slamming your hip into the tarmac.
I've come off the Street Machine a few times on ice, I've never had any
damage to myself or my clothes.
--
Danny Colyer <URL:http://www.colyer.plus.com/danny/>
Reply address is valid, but that on my website is checked more often
"Daddy, put that down. Daddy, put that down. Daddy, put that down.
Daddy, why did you put that down?" - Charlie Colyer, age 2