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Christ · 10-02-2009, 10:00 PM

ATGATT - I know this well.

At a young age, I dumped a pedal bike at high speed and skidded about 400 feet down a gravel hill. I don't think I managed to pick it all out, even after several days of trying. Since then, I wear fairly thick clothes if I'm going to be doing anything more than leisurely pedaling.

I wear a full face helmet when I'm on anything that goes any faster than about 10MPH and has an open cabin, except my lawn tractor. It does about 30, but I use a 3/4 helmet with it.

Sorry to hear about your Father, but I hope he learned his lesson without too much pain involved. Apparently, it taught others a lesson more easily learned by them than him, so at least someone got something from it.

So, realistically, what do you think I could get out of it as a base line under normal riding conditions?

10-02-2009, 10:00 PM	#144 (permalink)
Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	ATGATT - I know this well. At a young age, I dumped a pedal bike at high speed and skidded about 400 feet down a gravel hill. I don't think I managed to pick it all out, even after several days of trying. Since then, I wear fairly thick clothes if I'm going to be doing anything more than leisurely pedaling. I wear a full face helmet when I'm on anything that goes any faster than about 10MPH and has an open cabin, except my lawn tractor. It does about 30, but I use a 3/4 helmet with it. Sorry to hear about your Father, but I hope he learned his lesson without too much pain involved. Apparently, it taught others a lesson more easily learned by them than him, so at least someone got something from it. So, realistically, what do you think I could get out of it as a base line under normal riding conditions? __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"