Re: ANOTHER Mountain Biker Death

"Mike Vandeman" <mjvande@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 15:50:34 +1000, "Landy" <noone@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>"Mike Vandeman" <mjvande@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:06:49 -0700 (PDT), "maguahiker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> <maguahiker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>mike, What's your opinion of cops on Mountain bikes in cities and
>>>>congested areas where they can sneak up on criminals, etc to prevent
>>>>harm to others?
>>>
>>> It's idiotic to ride a mountain bike in the city, for which road bikes
>>> are designed. DUH!
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>>I ride my mountain bike almost exclusively in town on tar toads. 
Reasons?
>>They are far less prone to punctures, just for starters.
>>So DUH yourself.
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> And have much greater rolling resistance....
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Beats fixing a puncture every couple of km.  Plus the many other
advantages 
I can think of.