Re: fast tires

Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:

On 24 Jun 2025 07:32:46 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
 

Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:

On 23 Jun 2025 21:35:18 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
 

Catrike Ryder <Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:

On Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:22:50 +0200, Rolf Mantel
<news@hartig-mantel.de> wrote:
 

Am 14.06.2025 um 10:36 schrieb Catrike Ryder:

On Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:41:37 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
 

On 6/13/2025 11:22 AM, Zen Cycle wrote:

On 6/13/2025 11:12 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 6/13/2025 8:07 AM, Zen Cycle wrote:

On 6/12/2025 5:37 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 6/12/2025 3:46 PM, Zen Cycle wrote:

On 6/12/2025 3:23 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:

 
Zen how are you doing after the car hit seems like riding inside.
 

 
As well as can be expected. PT and Orthopedist said indoor trainer
is fine, but stop if I feel any pain. Cracked ribs have healed, the
shoulder sprain is slow going (In the words of the ortho
"Everything is where it should be and somehow nothing is broken,
you just crushed it). I passed the concussion protocol three days
after the hit (failed it a few hours after the hit). I have to
rehab the MCL to a certain level before they'll schedule surgery
for the ACL - Then it's another 6-9 months of rehab. They're
thinking early august time frame for the surgery....maybe. IOW I
won't be riding outside until next march at the earliest :( .

 
Wow, I'd forgotten all about that. Sorry to hear it.

I don't think it's been mentioned here before, but thanks.

 
I'm curious about what happened.
 

 
A pickup truck waited until I was just in front of him to accelerate
from a stop sign. I didn't even have time to hit the brakes. Garmin
shows me at about 23 mph at the time of impact.
 
https://www.strava.com/activities/14315468852

 
Again, sorry to hear it. There are some crashes that are just
unavoidable, just as with driving, walking, etc. Fortunately, they are
rare. Hope you heal quickly.

 
Really???   unavoidable crashes while walking?

 
Cars can get out of control and mount the sidewalk.
Cyclists on the sidewalk can hit a pedestrian from behind.

 
Really rare..

 
I was fairly sure they it?s not, uk pedestrian deaths are around 400 with
about 40 deaths on pavements ie sidewalks.
 
Florida despite having a smaller population has around double the deaths,
considering how poorly pedestrians seem to be catered for in the US that?s
not particularly surprising, it?s possible that the % is lower simply as
there is less pavements/sidewalks.

 
--
C'est bon
Soloman
 

 
Roger Merriman

 
Pedestrian "accident" deaths occur at intersection crosswalks. You're
pretty safe on sidewalks.

 
If other places such as uk have a 10% rate on sidewalks/pavement it’s
likely that US and Florida will have similar rate to assume otherwise is
just blind faith, particularly with the high pedestrian death rate, highest
in the US!

 
--
C'est bon
Soloman
 

Roger Merriman

 
Walking on pavement is another thing. You're pretty safe on sidewalks.

Uk pavement = US Sidewalks. The only reason US would not match Uk 10% rate
of deaths on the Pavement/sidewalk is if the lack of themselves ie areas
without sidewalks and so on.

It’s highly improbable that it’s not a thing and as US really doesn’t seem
to do much for pedestrians with the car being massively favoured ie the
roads and surrounding areas are designed for them.

 
--
C'est bon
Soloman
 

Roger Merriman