What Jim D said. If I'm riding up the hill on an errand, and I wouldn't even think about putting on my helmet. But if I'm on the road for distance or even on a trail, I would be naked without my mirror. It comes with a helmet.
On Monday, October 1, 2012 9:55:47 AM UTC-5, JimD wrote: > > My helmet kicks in as a mirror holder. > > The thing that bugs me is the boilerplate reporting coverage about bike > accidents > that insists on informing us that injured/maimed/dead riders were or were > not wearing > helmets. > > -JimD > > On Sep 30, 2012, at 8:28 PM, dougP wrote: > > > A helmet only kicks in when you crash, so the use-or-not-use decision > > involves a calculation (inexact at best) as to the liklihood of losing > > control of one's destiny . Riding like a racer thru rush hour traffic > > in an urban area seems less controllable than puttering down a country > > lane. As with many cycling decisions, it's situational. > > > > dougP > > > > On Sep 30, 7:24 pm, Bill Gibson <bill.bgib...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Besides some wonderful clothing, bikes, camping gear, and ideas, > something > >> I've become since discovering Rivendell is a lot more tolerance around > what > >> makes a good cyclist. I used to be very critical of those who didn't > ... > >> whatever. Now, I am just happy when I see someone riding. > >> > >> On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Peter M <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/30/sunday-review/to-encourage-biking-c... > > >> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >>> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to > >>> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > >> > >> -- > >> Bill Gibson > >> Tempe, Arizona, USA > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/GtNrZyT-ncoJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
