Re: ANOTHER Mountain Biker Death

On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 04:50:56 -0700 (PDT), Siskuwihane
<Siskuwihane1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>On Aug 9, 2:14 am, Mike Vandeman <mjva...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 15:50:34 +1000, "Landy" <no...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> >"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]
"
>> >> <maguahi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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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!
>>
>> >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.
>>
>> 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.

BS. Not any GOOD reasons. If that were true, you would have been able
to name one. Suspensions just waste energy.
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