Curtis L. Russell wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 10:22:13 -0800, "Sierraman" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >No road rash to speak of.
> >You might want to take up some rolling and falling lessons to
compliment
> >your crashing skills.
>
> Hmmm. Never got any compliments. Had friends stand around and laugh,
> but then again, that's what friends are for.
>
> Curtis L. Russell
> Odenton, MD (USA)
> Just someone on two wheels...
LOL! That reminds me of the time when I was a kid and I did an endo
off my bike. I went to the store for my mom to get Al foil for a
barbeque, and was being all cool riding back no-handed with the
package. I wasn't paying attention to the road (because I was being
cool) and ran over a baseball bat that was lying directly in my path.
I went splat and my brother, who just happened to be outside, saw me
crash and just stood there laughing. No offers to help, sympathy, or
even asking if I was hurt. Needless to say, to this day I am a bit
afraid to ride no handed.
On the martial arts, it might have helped to have training, but I've
fallen off my bike plenty and have managed to avoid serious injury.
This was just such a stupid fluke. If I had been going faster I
probably wouldn't have even fallen over.
I just want someone to explain to me why cyclocross bikes have so much
toe-overlap. Why is that? I've seen 58cm bikes with toe-lap. My
friend's 50cm cx bike nearly has CRANK overlap with the front tire.
It's ridiculous. It seems to me that you'd want it to be less overlap
than a road bike since you're more likely to be doing tight turns.
I know the top tubes are generally shorter because the position is more
upright, but there has to be a way to alter the geometry to minimize
toe lap. Maybe Mr. Sachs can clarify this.