Re: ANOTHER Mountain Biker Death

On Aug 9, 2:14=A0am, Mike Vandeman <mjva...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 15:50:34 +1000, "Landy" <no...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >"Mike Vandeman" <mjva...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >news:enbq94l0uvlhf2se5ukd40vrplcbg6cc2l@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:06:49 -0700 (PDT), "maguahi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> <maguahi...@[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?
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> >> 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.
=A0Reas=
ons?
> >They are far less prone to punctures, just for starters.
> >So DUH yourself.
>
> And have much greater rolling resistance....

Even children know you can buy smooth mountain bike tires, DUH.

Many ride mountain-bikes in the city for many reasons. You wouldn't
know that because it's hard for you to see what's going on in the city
when you are looking at it from 30,000'.