That's the problem. Never, ever, sit on the seat when you go over rough terrain. The man in the picture appears to be sitting. This reinforces the premise that the picture is posed and the bike is not descending those steps - at the time the picture was taken anyway. Perhaps that's why it's been taken, or cropped, so close -- to hide the man holding the back wheel.
Don _______________ Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery See New Pages 'The Cement Company from HELL!' Updated: August 15, 2003 "Oh my God! They've killed Teddy!" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 4:03 PM Subject: Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo > I'll take a doctor's word for it ;-) But that's assuming he's sitting on the > seat.. I reckon he's just hovering over the rack (to change his centre of > gravity and avoid the vibrations). Out of curiosity, prolonged sitting > (without the jolts even) in that tiny seat has the same effect too doesn't > it? > > Regards, > Ryan > > PS. Hard to tell the mailing list is about camera equipment isn't it! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dr E D F Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 11:46 PM > Subject: Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo > > > > Something very few people who ride these bikes appreciate (maybe > > they don't even know) that the nerves that supply the penis pass along > > the perineum and the 'horn' of the saddle can easily damage those nerves > > beyond repair all it takes is one good hard jolt. A single one of those > > steps could do it. Impotence would be the result. > > > > Don > > _______________ > > Dr E D F Williams > > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > > Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery > > See New Pages 'The Cement Company from HELL!' > > Updated: August 15, 2003 > > > > "Oh my God! They've killed Teddy!" > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 3:33 PM > > Subject: Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo > > > > > > > I personally think it's a probability he biked it down- extreme moutain > > > biking's filled with all sorts of adrenalin junkies.. This example > though > > > would be at the more extreme end of extreme I suppose. Another example > of > > > scary would be hurtling down a very very long upward going escalator > > (Mincom > > > Building, Brisbane CBD- John, you'd know where wouldn't ya?) which a > mate > > of > > > mine was lucky enough to witness. About the shot, if anything at all, I > > > think the photog made the stairs look a bit shorter (read: steeper) than > > > they actually were. Still.. looks good! > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Ryan > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "keller.schaefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 6:31 PM > > > Subject: Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo > > > > > > > > > > I somehow feel that this is a staged shot too (but could be wrong). I > am > > > not > > > > saying that this was part of a guided bus tour where you can pose on a > > > bike > > > > with the rear wheel bolted to the ground, but... > > > > > > > > With that kind of wide angle, the biker would need to ride very close > > past > > > the > > > > photographer - and the photographer wouldn't have a second chance > unless > > > the > > > > biker climbed up again. > > > > > > > > Or do I have to assume that the shot was taken by another biker with a > > > camera > > > > mounted to his bike and the shutter released pneumatically with his > > teeth? > > > > > > > > Sven > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Zitat von Ryan Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > > Kinda makes me wonder how he got the bike up there in the first > > place.. > > > And > > > > > before that there also is the question why you'd think of bringing > > your > > > bike > > > > > up there in the first place, unless you had the express intention of > > > cycling > > > > > down.. Or then if it were me, I'd take my bike up just to pose for > the > > > photo > > > > > and hope I don't lose my balance lol! > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Ryan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 3:28 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: OT: Re: Another Bike Photo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > aarrgh! this needs a warning side for people with acrophobia! > > > scaaaary! > > > > > > > > > > > > I didn't even notice the guy's butt - got dizzy looking down that > > long > > > > > slope. > > > > > > > > > > > > annsan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
