Re: Cycling not particularly dangerous

"Wilson" <ww@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> I have some really old friends and we make it a point to get together at

> least twice a year to watch a bad movie, share a pizza and a few beers, 
> and swap lies about our exciting lives.  The 'mo worser the movie, the
'mo 
> betta the conversation.  Most often its some Japanese monster thing, but

> WW and the Dixie Dancekings show up there from time to time too.  I 
> occasionly like to take the high road and provide my guests with a
classic 
> stinker such as Shampoo from the mid-seventies.  Gag.

For the ultimate in bad movies get any of the Ingmar Bergman films. There
is
nothing worse in this world than a fine art film which bombs. It is the
same
with classical music. If it is bad, it is really bad. I give you any of
the 
symphonies
 of Anton Bruckner as an example of the breed.
[...]

> My cycling career has been clear of injury from a road bike/re***bent 
> standpoint. The only times I can remember going down were those 
> embarrasing can't get out of the clips fast enough falls in front of a 
> crowd.  But for a brief time I got into single trac mountain bike
riding. 
> It was remarkable in that I would be bleeding after just about every
ride. 
> I rode with a small group which included a plastic surgeon.  Over time
he 
> got work from most of us.  The irony is he had an over the bar face
plant 
> requiring more plastic surgery than the rest of us put together.   All
of 
> this was definately guy stuff.

The above is just plain STUPID guy stuff. If I hear any more stories like
this from you, I am going to have to re****t you to the Great Mike Vandeman
of RBS. He is Great like I am and does not brook any foolishness.
[...]

> For a while I lived in a hilly area where there was this exceptionally 
> steep hill on a county road.  Four speed cars would have to gear down to

> second gear to top the hill.  It was a 55 mph downhill and on the GRR I 
> never uncomfortable doing it.  But on an upright I would be imagining 
> every little thing that could possibly go wrong to toss me over the 
> handlebars.

Nope, 55 mph is way too fast on any kind of bike. And I thought you were
sensible like me. Ed Dolan stands alone in His Greatness after all!

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota