Grant's right. I saw two catastrophic
carbon failures while I was a bicycle tour
director (GRABAAWR & SAGBRAW), one involving a
seat post and the other a fork. Broken arm and
end of the tour for the rider in seat post
failure and much road rash and end of tour in
fork collapse. Although I think manufacturers
have generally improved carbon strength since
then, I'm not willing to trust my life to
technology for the sake of weight. When I had a
custom Co-Motion tandem built, I nixed the carbon
fork they wanted to install and told them to
stick with aluminum just like the frame. When you
go down hills in excess of 50 mph, metal's a lot
more trustworthy than plastic if you don't see
something coming and run over a pothole.
Mystifies me why someone riding a bike (in this
case, apparently relatively high-end) doesn't
have the sense to protect his noggin. Maybe it's
Darwinism and improvment of the species.
At 10:40 AM 5/9/2014, Grant Foster wrote:
It sounds like a steel fork may have been an
even more valuable piece of safety equipment in this case.
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 10:24 AM, Robbie Webber
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
Yeah, saw that this AM. Anyone know if it's someone we know?
I endo'd my bike going through a construction
zone a few years ago. Fortunately I was both
wearing a helmet and landed on my shoulder, not
head. Nasty shoulder injury, but it made me much
more careful about construction areas.Â
Also renewed my belief in wearing a helmet,
although I know that is a bit controversial in
some sectors. But I recommend that people who
run red lights and/or pass cars in construction
zones go the extra mile with head protection.
Robbie Webber
Transportation Policy Analyst
608-263-9984 (o)
608-225-0002 (c)
[email protected]
All opinions expressed are my own and do not
necessarily reflect those of my employer or any
other group with which I am affiliated.
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 9:01 AM, rick
<<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
<http://www.cityofmadison.com/police/newsroom/incidentreports/incident.cfm?id=15321>http://www.cityofmadison.com/police/newsroom/incidentreports/incident.cfm?id=15321
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