the main reason i got a cruiser was 1. fenders mean no mud on back and 2. it can fit my basket of food so i dont have to buy food while "on the go". i was going to class with a backpack on my back full of books and a cooler of food in the basket as well as a complete change of clothes and gym shoes; can't do that with a normie bike.
Horselord posted:that's interesting but how come you kiss your mother on the mouth
roseweird posted:on that note rhizzone i want to ask why don't cyclists wear full face helmets???? like it seems there is hardly any point to a regular helmet because if you fall you're probably going to land on your face, since you have forward momentum, not the top of your head. i dunno if there have been any studies of bicycle crashes, but in motorcycle crashes the jaw/lower face is one of the most commonly impacted areas
this is all completely true. the legal standards in the eu (EN 1078) for example throws bike helmets in for ones for skateboarding and roller blades, which is just lol. they're literally tested up against the expectation that if you fall off of a stationary bicycle and bump your head on the floor that you won't get a skull fracture (1.5m fall - 12.4mph impact speed)
so yeah most bicycle helmets are completely inadequate for tangling with motor vehicle traffic. not that it stops goons raging "WEAR A HELMET RETARD!!!" as if preserving your skull shape matters much when the mortician insists on closed casket
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roseweird posted:sorry steg :( hope your shoulder is not hurt bad
thank you. i have some small tears in my rotator cuff so im taking a few days off. i got some hydrocodone so i am doin pretty ok. no permanent damage. i will miss that bike though.
racer converted to touring bike, loaded with camping stuff (not shown), lowered gears and brakes (not shown) going to be pressed into service as soon as my landlord gets a court order to remove me from the premises. i'm going through southern england, france, belgium, holland then eventually germany and i dunno after that
engine-bike was dismantled because of the above going to not have a home soon thing, frame was damaged from riding it at a skate park so left for the scrap man. wheels, handlebar etc fitted to a spare frame to build a complete bike, going to be sold or donated soon
NEW VERY OLD BIKE:
despite not having much more time left in the country, i spotted something i'd wanted for years very cheap. maybe there's a home for it in the netherlands
Raleigh Superbe - the all steel bicycle
3 speed sturmey archer with Dynohub lighting, rod operated brakes, even a built in lock in the fork. in 70 years the biggest change was the decision to put a cheaper saddle on somewhere in the late 60s
its hard to describe what it's like, the sensation is nothing like any other bike i've ridden. its a bit weird because it refuses to be pedalled fast but even mild downhills cause rapid acceleration
had to pull dirt out of the keyboard there whatever anyway i'm still squatting this bedsit rn because the building owner fucked up filling out the eviction paperwork. i finally got my replacement debit card from the bank so i guess i'm leaving sunday or whatever
My old man has raced motorbikes since the days when they wore open faced helmets. He's been thrown up the road on his face a lot so nowadays he has fake teeth, a fucked nose and no feeling in his lips. I remember as a little kid seeing him with hamburger meat where his chin should've been. Anyway falling on his face never killed him comparable crashes where the side of his head was exposed would've left his brains scattered up the road