Re: Getting old is not for sissies

On 2/28/2025 4:14 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:36:28 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
 

On 2/28/2025 11:50 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:31:08 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
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On 2/28/2025 11:24 AM, cyclintom wrote:

On Fri Feb 28 11:14:11 2025 Frank Krygowski  wrote:

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Sorry to hear that. I was riding over lumpy wet ice in a gravel parking
lot yesterday. I was very conscious that falls can now have much worse
consequences than they once did.
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But I think it's still important to keep giving ourselves reasonable
challenges, to maintain skill and agility.

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I expect that your old steel touring bike is more apt for conditions like thqat than Andrew's higher performqance bike.

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Wheelbase, tire width, tread or rider position would make no
difference leaning into a turn over ice.

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I suspect that riding a Catrike on ice would be really fun.
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C'est bon
Soloman

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+1
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Very different from a two-wheeler!

 Very diferent indeed. Tell me that you weren't out riding your fixie
on icy roads. Riding a fixie seems risky enough without any ice.
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C'est bon
Soloman

Fixed gear is not any more safe nor unsafe than coasters.
Some (I for one) feel they offer better rider control.  This may be perceptual.
Others note that pedaling through fast turns can be a problem. (then again I have never had a pedal strike on mine over decades)
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Andrew Muzi
am@yellowjersey.org
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