tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post7037923016076474066..comments2024-03-27T07:25:55.115-04:00Comments on Bike Snob NYC: All Or Nothing: The Rapidly Eroding Middle Ground Between Caution and Throwing It to the Wind.BikeSnobNYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-57605669523197346502015-04-29T22:09:46.132-04:002015-04-29T22:09:46.132-04:00Snobbie, if my kids are going to be going faster t...Snobbie, if my kids are going to be going faster than they can "full-speed run" then they wear a helmet. All of your examples cited are, indeed, slower-than-running transports - no helment required.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-10993421378862966342015-04-29T15:05:39.619-04:002015-04-29T15:05:39.619-04:00I dig the white man's overbite on the Saunier ...I dig the white man's overbite on the Saunier Duval rider...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-89883871241912510972015-04-29T12:46:03.254-04:002015-04-29T12:46:03.254-04:00Babble On:
I'm not the only one modeling in m...Babble On:<br /><br />I'm not the only one modeling in my family. If I were, then they would all be running marathons and biking everywhere. On a positive note though, I just got my wife her first road bike since high school, so we are on the right track.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536434138625978526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-24243472751133546302015-04-29T12:41:57.077-04:002015-04-29T12:41:57.077-04:00Yeah, totally. I even took a nap just now, and sti...Yeah, totally. I even took a nap just now, and still no Wodensdaze postz upon awaking. wtfVernal Maginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-48569904965062717002015-04-29T12:41:09.967-04:002015-04-29T12:41:09.967-04:00Fair enough, and good on you. But the point argued...Fair enough, and good on you. But the point argued here is that mandatory helmet laws are more harmful than beneficial. The thing I have noticed about encouraging reluctant children to participate in physically engaging activities is the modelling of such behaviour. Because I have never once belted my sons into a car to get them to school they both prefer self propulsion to get themselves where they want to go. The eldest has just graduated from a medicine-track program from our venerable institution on the hill, and he doesn't even want a driving license, much less a car. He cooses two wheels. The younger boy regularly refuses a lift from well intentioned neighbours to get around town, preferring his board. Both of them started behind me on a bike from day one. If you want your girl to be active, try including her in your active lifestyle.<br /><br />Though since we're here on a bike blog, surely you already do.babble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-46521102522366218362015-04-29T12:36:12.886-04:002015-04-29T12:36:12.886-04:00longest 2sday evalongest 2sday evaJLRBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-27669872500024388032015-04-29T12:16:30.360-04:002015-04-29T12:16:30.360-04:00babble on:
I never said my kids weren't free ...babble on:<br /><br />I never said my kids weren't free to do what they wanted just because I insist on a helmet when riding a bike. In fact my son does all sorts of shit without one, including using a slackline. I would prefer that my youngest daughter would do the same (climb trees, walk slacklines, bike around the neigh borhood), but overprotection/requiring a helmet for a bike ride is not the limiting factor w/r/t those activities, but rather her temperament.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536434138625978526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-46806576867757776482015-04-29T12:11:56.373-04:002015-04-29T12:11:56.373-04:00depends
my brother get clobbered by a car a few y...depends<br /><br />my brother get clobbered by a car a few years ago. went over the handlebars, over the hood and onto his head.<br /><br />cracked the helment. and i think he's only a little dumber now.Spokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634249104084545065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-37611577001719962892015-04-29T12:07:36.591-04:002015-04-29T12:07:36.591-04:00"Maybe it does some good if you just fall off...<i>"Maybe it does some good if you just fall off your bike and hit your head. But if I get clobbered by a car around here, it's not going to make any difference."</i><br /><br />We have a winner.SCIENCE!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-35444342155421927482015-04-29T12:04:14.094-04:002015-04-29T12:04:14.094-04:00Helments and Old Folks. Maybe it does some good if...Helments and Old Folks. Maybe it does some good if you just fall off your bike and hit your head. But if I get clobbered by a car around here, it's not going to make any difference. I can read the news headline. Cyclist hit by car at 2:00PM on HWY XXX, suffered massive internal injuries and broke every bone in his body and died, despite wearing his healment and having blinky lights. BamaPhred, non deathwish editionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-90176506751332092412015-04-29T11:41:26.530-04:002015-04-29T11:41:26.530-04:00OK
SO WHERE IS THE WEDNESDAY GRAVEL POST OF DEATH...OK<br /><br />SO WHERE IS THE WEDNESDAY GRAVEL POST OF DEATH ? ? ? ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-7384653200083753512015-04-29T11:40:02.676-04:002015-04-29T11:40:02.676-04:00bama @ 11:17
the worst i ever got was having my l...bama @ 11:17<br /><br />the worst i ever got was having my legs go out while ice skating a couple years ago. headache for the rest of the day. probably similar to your basketball court. <br /><br />given that your brain shrinks as you get older, OFs probably need to be more careful to not rattle their brains inside their skulls. of course we are short timers anyway so let's have fun while we can.Spokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634249104084545065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-70222332393834571582015-04-29T11:36:20.757-04:002015-04-29T11:36:20.757-04:00the stair slider is playing t-ball at this point.
...the stair slider is playing t-ball at this point.<br /><br />at the first practice, there was a couple discussing equipment. in addition to the usual glove, bat, etc was the need for something to put over the kid's heart in case he got hit by a ball. given that these kids are 5 and can hit the ball off the t about 3 feet i question the necessity for a chest/heart protector.<br /><br />is it impolite to laugh when listening to this sort of stuff?Spokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634249104084545065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-52755842618795278762015-04-29T11:28:35.692-04:002015-04-29T11:28:35.692-04:00Louie Louie, I said we gotta go, I said we gotta ...Louie Louie, I said we gotta go, I said we gotta go now ...<br /><br />Let's get on outta here, LET'S GO!<br /><br />RIP Jack ElyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-75756102758176524252015-04-29T11:27:43.317-04:002015-04-29T11:27:43.317-04:00Cars. That's the place where the greatest numb...Cars. That's the place where the greatest number and most serious head injuries occur, and so logically that's where we really need to mandate healment use.<br /><br />Bend the fuck over and take that, whydontcha?babble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-14595724933851650752015-04-29T11:23:57.085-04:002015-04-29T11:23:57.085-04:00Louie Louie ...
It's in the WaPo so it has to...Louie Louie ...<br /><br />It's in the WaPo so it has to be true ...<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/29/louie-louie-singer-jack-ely-dead-at-71/<br /><br />WaPo home of Velo Haters International and seat of the AntiSpandex Coalition.<br /><br />Jimi Olsennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-40771976313455033312015-04-29T11:17:43.236-04:002015-04-29T11:17:43.236-04:00The hardest I have ever hit my head was on a baske...The hardest I have ever hit my head was on a basketball court. You get your legs cut out from under you and down you go on your head, on the court. No healments anywhere in sight. What will really freak you out is when you go to the baseball field and there is some kid in the batters box wearing not just a batting healment, always a good idea, but also a flack jacket. BamaPhrednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-22531971490774892592015-04-29T11:03:52.511-04:002015-04-29T11:03:52.511-04:00Over protected: Right?! The greatest harm comes to...Over protected: Right?! The greatest harm comes to today's children from out of their utter lack of independence, from having their every moment planned and supervised, and from being shepherded from event to event in the family SUV. Children have the right to PLAY.<br /><br />And Carl - See above. Free play, and two or so hours of solid, hard sweating every single day is actually essential to a child's optimal health and welfare, and something like one percent of today's children get anywhere near that kind of exercise. Will they hit their heads sometimes? Probably. Is it better to insist on a healment every time they go near a wheel, or to get them out and active? No question. As a crash test dummy, I model a foam brain bucket, and my boys have picked up the habit, but the most important thing we can do for them is give them the freedom to play hard.babble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-66088838468910911712015-04-29T11:03:30.806-04:002015-04-29T11:03:30.806-04:00I certainly did not advocate this...the little sti...I certainly did not advocate this...the little stinkers were smirking & denied all....I said it was good they weren't in the (electric) drier, because they could have been killed, (they got very quiet)...the story came out days later when they started asking me things like, "Could you really get killed, even after one turn?"<br /><br />The drier didn't have enough torque to really spin them. I'm not sure how the cat would have fared, or if anyone would have believed you or trusted you after fluffy got fluffed.dopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-43040942402794103572015-04-29T10:55:57.438-04:002015-04-29T10:55:57.438-04:00I almost gave my cat a ride in the dryer once. He ...I almost gave my cat a ride in the dryer once. He thought it made a nice cave to sleep in. He's lucky he jumped out when I walked into the laundry room, cause I would have for sure not checked.BamaPhrednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-42750295685586025172015-04-29T10:36:58.762-04:002015-04-29T10:36:58.762-04:00"... take rides in the dryer (the door pops o...<i>"... take rides in the dryer (the door pops open after ~ one revolution)"</i><br /><br />Just so everyone knows, if it is a gas dryer and it the door does not pop open the child in side suffocates to death in a short period of time.Not to Be a Downer on a Wednesday Morningnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-62650292970871980902015-04-29T10:33:54.817-04:002015-04-29T10:33:54.817-04:00I thought you were talking about little "down...I thought you were talking about little "downloads". Thanks for clearing that up.BamaPhrednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-2190911362300233942015-04-29T10:33:25.380-04:002015-04-29T10:33:25.380-04:00just wait until you wake up one sunday morning to ...just wait until you wake up one sunday morning to laughter from the laundry room.... and find your 4 & 6 year old daughters helping one another take rides in the dryer (the door pops open after ~ one revolution)dopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-34129374521727736792015-04-29T10:11:10.101-04:002015-04-29T10:11:10.101-04:00make that "when dad came home".
no my s...make that "when dad came home".<br /><br />no my son-in-law is not an androidSpokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634249104084545065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-56232496623170701342015-04-29T10:10:20.389-04:002015-04-29T10:10:20.389-04:00snob
you're right about doing stupid stuff. ...snob<br /><br />you're right about doing stupid stuff. <br /><br />we were babysitting on sunday. when data came home, the younger urchin decided he had a new trick. sit on the stairs with his legs folded back (that is his feet/ankles could touch his butt). Then slide down to the bottom.<br /><br />When he did it from the top, both of us stood there ready to catch as it seemed ripe for snagging something on a carpeted step and face planting. But near the bottom on the 2nd or 3rd step? Well not too much damage should occur so he's was on his own.Spokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634249104084545065noreply@blogger.com