Larry Colen wrote: > Bob W-PDML wrote: > > Can't see the point of pedalling all that unnecessary weight round. > Just ride a bike. > > > > I suspect that on flat ground, the improved aerodynamics would make up > for the excess weight. Plus it might be more comfortable in the rain. > The problem isn't so much the extra forty pounds in weight, as much as > the extra four thousand pounds in cost. > > I am a bit perturbed that they make it difficult to find out many > details of it, such as weight.
These things give you a false sense of security, in something that offers no real protection at all and gives you loads of blind spots. It might be substantially heavier than a normal cycle, but it offers a lot of surface area to throw you sideways into traffic in a crosswind. Buy a normal cycle. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
