Re: RTL: Ranking for non-geared teams

genbirch said:

Ditto. I love the feel and vantage point of the 36. There was no way I
was going to give that up for safety or convenience.

In terms of safety, I think one reason I broke my leg on a 29" Schlumpf
when the gear slipped was because as soon as it did, my leg got planted
on the ground at 30km/hr. The legs are so much closer to the ground
that you don't get much of a choice of where it goes.

You might land from higher up, but hopefully more gracefully on a 36"
Sclumpf.

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GizmoDuck said:

In terms of safety, I think one reason I broke my leg on a 29" Schlumpf
when the gear slipped was because as soon as it did, my leg got planted
on the ground at 30km/hr. The legs are so much closer to the ground
that you don't get much of a choice of where it goes.

You might land from higher up, but hopefully more gracefully on a 36"
Sclumpf.

For what its worth, I have crashed at 19-20mph (30km +). I was just too
sleepy riding to work one morning, and leaned a little too far forward
and fell -- I took two huge/fast steps and hit the ground with my
hands. Luckily, my gloves protected them. I bent my handlebar, but
everything else was fine. I did get a tiny scrape on my hand and knee,
but that was it. I was pretty lucky for sure!

corbin

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