+1. My first thought on reading the article was "that's a flexibility issue, not an age issue." Increase flexibility, decrease your age. Grin. Balance no doubt plays a part, yet I do fine with full on vertigo, when barefoot or moccasined.
With abandon, Patrick On Tuesday, April 2, 2013 1:55:22 PM UTC-6, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > On Tue, 2013-04-02 at 10:43 -0700, Norman Bone wrote: > > Study says old men should ride B. Foys. > > > > http://www.thelocal.se/47064/20130331/#.UVsYP0rDmRJ > > > > > > Four out of ten of the people seriously injured or killed in > > single-vehicle accidents involving a bike is aged over 65-years-old, > > according to data compiled by the Swedish National Road and Transport > > Research Institute (VTI). > > > > Hip injuries are one of the most common types of injuries incurred > > when and these often occur at low speeds or when the elderly are > > getting on or off their bikes. > > > > Researchers at the institute have thus come to the conclusion that it > > would be preferable if men switched to the traditional low-crossbar > > design of ladies' bikes when they get older. > > > > "The bike should not be designed as a standard bike, with a pole in > > the middle, for the men are not able to get over it," VTI researcher > > Anna Niska said to the TT news agency. > > > > If you're 65 and you feel you are "elderly" then perhaps you should do. > I and half the people I ride with are 70 or over, and none of us seems > to have any trouble mounting or dismounting conventional frames. None > of us think of ourselves as "elderly," either. > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
