Re: Why Do People Fall Down?

On Oct 28, 12:59 pm, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> More details - what exactly is it?

Well, maybe since we're talking "general characteristics" here, make
and model isn't so critical....

> Seems, as opposed to actual practice? Plenty of people ride low seat
> trikes and lowracer re***bents on the road. The very oddity of it appear
> to make drivers give one more room when passing.

That's if they see them!  On my 'bent, I deliberately take up another
foot of space in order to try to better ensure that people have more
of a chance of noticing me.  I won't even imagine what strategies
might be involved with a trike!

> I have never found this to be an issue.

They certainly have different "road physics" and likely require more
"finessing."

> Proper technique is needed here - if you put your feet in the right
> place it is easy, but the wrong place makes it difficult.
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> Getting on a DF upright is not easy for some people either.

With bikes, getting on means balance more than anything else.  With a
trike, I think it's having to stoop so low at that angle, and allow
yourself to fall back.  I don't think it would be a big deal for me,
though I can imagine it being a bit more of a fuss for others.

> Again, the "seems" risky. As for width, most trikes are no wider than
> the bars on the average ATB - are those too wide for the MUP?

MUP?

> Or a Honda Civic (works for my trike).

Sucks when a car is a necessary accessory to the trike, though!

> Indeed. Preconceived notions are hard to overcome.

I have an open mind about trikes.  I'm just wondering aloud here, even
given what very little I think I might know about them.

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> Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
> When did ignorance of biology become a "family value"?