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From: Colin Irvine on 6 Jun 2010 07:11 On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 03:39:29 -0700 (PDT), Brian squeezed out the following: <of degloving> > I could't find an image of a bike related >one. Relatively minor, and mostly healed by then, but here you go. http://www.colinandpat.co.uk/Diaries/2008/Hand.jpg We went down at around 70 mph, so presumably would have been doing somewhat less than that by the time the glove came off. -- Colin Irvine ZZR1400 BOF#33 BONY#34 COFF#06 BHaLC#5 http://www.colinandpat.co.uk
From: stephen.packer on 6 Jun 2010 07:42 Colin Irvine <look(a)bottom.of.home.page> wrote: > On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 03:39:29 -0700 (PDT), Brian squeezed out the > following: > > <of degloving> > > > I could't find an image of a bike related > >one. > > Relatively minor, and mostly healed by then, but here you go. > > http://www.colinandpat.co.uk/Diaries/2008/Hand.jpg > > We went down at around 70 mph, so presumably would have been doing > somewhat less than that by the time the glove came off. Doesn't look that bad for a degloving injury...
From: frag on 6 Jun 2010 08:03 Brian took a blunt brush and painted... > > Still as has been said if it makes you ride more carefully the risks > must be reduced, but I bet that doesn't make the injury any less if it > does happen. > > So says the whimp on a dullsville. Personal choice, personal perception of the value of your life, variable amount of thrill you get from riding bikes fast. After almost dying and then almost losing my leg (4 bloody times) I still ride bikes, and given the opportunity, too fast for my skill level (how else will I improve and get a buzz?). I hardly ever wear leather trews. Jacket normally unless its nice and hot. The only slowing down I do if I'm wearing jeans / fleece is when the flapping of the clothes gets too uncomfortable. Shorts / t-shirt, don't often get the weather to do it but it does make me more self aware. -- frag MicroPlanet Gravity Newsreader V2.9 http://mpgravity.sourceforge.net/
From: ogden on 6 Jun 2010 08:38 "Speedgazebo MOTP #1" <nickaird(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I have just got back from a short ride, apart from my helmet I was > only wearing a tee shirt, short and trainers. I am sure that some here > will get all smug and think that this is irresponsible, dangerous and > stupid because it's so dangerous. The fact is that I often ride like > that when it's hot because I enjoy it. > I didn't crash and got home alive and well, obviously, had I had an > accident I would be well and truly fucked When I had my big incident a few years ago I was wearing shorts and t-shirt. My back was lacerated but my legs were so untouched everyone assumed I'd been wearing leathers. YMMV, obv. -- ogden Not sent from an iPad that I don't have
From: ogden on 6 Jun 2010 08:46
Brian <brian.willis13(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > On 6 June, 10:32, "SIRPip" <gingerbl...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > He's not racing. > I assumed his posts re mates and engine transport to IOM meant he was, > maybe next year then. Keith's trying to talk him into riding one of the zero-emission bikes next year but unless he wants to be single again I can't see him doing it. The old race engine was in his road bike til it blew up on the dyno. Hence the rapid shipment of a replacement so he's not on foot for the rest of the week. -- ogden Not sent from an iPad that I don't have |