On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mar 6, 2011, at 11:06 AM, Ken Waller wrote: > >> I've done the Haleakala (around 10,000 feet @ the top) down hill on Maui >> several times (used 'Cruiser Bob's outfit) several years ago - and am pretty >> sure we went at least 30mph in spots. We were required to wear full face >> helmets as used in auto racing. > > Motorcycle helmets are better for protecting you against a single very large > impact,
They should have provided motorcycle helmets, especially since it's a downhill ride. My guess is that what Ken really wore was more like this: http://www.bellsports.com/cycling/helmets/dirt/drop which is a glorified foam hat with a chin guard. (Don't get me started on the inadequate crap that passes for a bicycle "helmet".) >> They had 'mega brakes' installed on some heavy duty frame bicycles. > Sounds like a downhill bike. Full suspension, disk brakes and a bit heavier > than standard mountain bikes. Nope. Think about the bike you might have used to deliver newspapers. Heavy, balloon tires, single speed, coaster brake, upright handlebars. Now, remove the fenders, swap out the steel rims for aluminum and add hand-operated calipers front and rear. That's the typical Haleakala downhill bike. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ __o _'\<,_ (*)/ (*) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
