On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:03:21 -0700 (PDT), Siskuwihane
<Siskuwihane1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>On Apr 27, 3:22 am, Tom Sherman <sunsetss0...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>wrote:
>> Mike Vandeman blathered:
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>> > On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:08:55 +0100, "Ronnie Guthrie"
>> > <ronnieguthrie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> "Mike Vandeman" <mjva...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >>news:cic614h4e7n0ibl7fei8ui9gsdkbj6hc2e@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >>> On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:09:25 +0100, "Ronnie Guthrie"
>> >>> <ronnieguthrie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> >>>> "Mike Vandeman" <mjva...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >>>>news:7ee51413vncfdam3hols3g2io31hk3qka6@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >>>>> On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:06:43 -0700 (PDT), Bruce Jensen
>> >>>>> <bpnjen...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> >>>>>> On Apr 24, 9:53 pm, Tom Sherman
<sunsetss0...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >>>>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>>> Mike Vandeman blathered:
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>> >>>>>>>> Evolution at work:
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>>>>>>>>http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/21/news/Bolivia-US-Tourist-Dea...
>> >>>>>>>> LA PAZ, Bolivia: A U.S. tourist has been killed after losing
control
>> >>>>>>>> of his mountain bike and plunging off a cliff while biking
down
>> >>>>>>>> Bolivia's treacherous "Highway of Death," rescue officials
said
>> >>>>>>>> Monday.
>> >>>>>>>> Firefighter Ramiro Torres told The Associated Press that
Kenneth
>> >>>>>>>> Mitchell died Saturday afternoon after falling about 230 feet
(70
>> >>>>>>>> meters).
>> >>>>>>>> Officials at the U.S. Embassy in La Paz confirmed the
56-year-old
>> >>>>>>>> Mitchell's death but declined to release his hometown.
>> >>>>>>>> Mitchell was riding with one of several tourist agencies that
offer
>> >>>>>>>> guided trips down the mountain road, which is known for its
>> >>>>>>>> breathtaking views, hairpin turns and steep drops.
>> >>>>>>>> Bus accidents killed hundreds of Bolivians a year there until
a new,
>> >>>>>>>> paved highway was opened in 2007.
>> >>>>>>> Dude, the guy was cycling on a ROAD. That is NOT mountain
biking.
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>> >>>>>> Exactly. I'm with you on the small-trail riding, Mike, but
>> >>>>>> c'mon...this is a motor vehicle roadway. Motor vehicles plunge
to
>> >>>>>> their deaths here too.
>> >>>>> So you think riding a mountain bike on a mountain road has
nothing to
>> >>>>> do with mountain biking? You are weird.
>> >>>> So what damage to the environment was he doing by riding a bike
(mountain
>> >>>> bike or whatever) on a road designed for motor vehicles?
>> >>> Obviously, he rode off-road. DUH!
>> >> I think not. Check your facts first Mr Vandeman. He was riding on
a "road"
>> >> (http://tinyurl.com/2l84y6)
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>> > You guys are INCREDIBLY stupid! How do you think he ended up
off-road?
>> > He rode off-road! DUH!
>>
>> No dude, the deceased was out of control once he left the road. Whether
>> or not he remained in physical contact with the bicycle after going
over
>> the cliff, he was not riding the bicycle at that point. Furthermore,
the
>> deceased was not intending to leave the road unless he was planning to
>> kill himself.
>>
>> What happened is not riding off road. DUH!
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>The re****t I read said
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>"On Monday, Kenneth Mitchell, 56, of Fullerton, California, died when
>he tumbled from his bicycle and fell over a cliff along the highway."
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>That would make him a hiker since he wasn't on his bike at the time of
>going over the cliff.
This post makes you a moron, because you weren't in possession of a
brain when you wrote it.
Clearly, he was riding his bike, because (1) he's a mountain biker,
and that's what they do, and (2) if he had been hiking, he wouldn't
have fallen off, because he would have had more secure footing.
>Another cyclist was killed (same article) on the paved section on
>Thursday, so much for the health benefits of road biking.
I've never claimed any health benefits for road biking.
>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24311931/
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