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Old June 13th 18, 04:50 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Frank Krygowski[_4_]
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On 6/12/2018 8:56 PM, James wrote:
On 13/06/18 08:53, Frank Krygowski wrote:

But now we have true global communication; and people emotional
evolution isn't up to it. We hear about someone on literally the
opposite end of the earth having wallaby problems while bicycling, and
many people seem to say "Damn! I'd better get better brakes on my
bike! No telling where those wallabies will pop out next!"


Strange. I don't recall hearing "many people" say that.Â* Not even
seeming to say it.Â* Are the voices you hear in your head, by chance?

Some skeptics look instead at the data on bike crash causes and say "I
might hit a dog once every million miles; less often if I watch out
for them. I think I'll just watch out for them."

But math is hard.


I ran over a wallaby's tail while descending a small mountain some years
back, and now that I live where there are a lot of wallabies and
kangaroos, I certainly do watch out for them.Â* I most certainly haven't
thought about getting better brakes, just as I haven't heard "many"
others say anything like that.

Perhaps I'm not hearing the same voices in my head as you, Frank.


Perhaps you don't understand the literary use of hyperbole, James.

Did you somehow not notice Joerg's constant warnings about death by dog,
by poison oak, by cougar, by pothole, etc. for those foolish enough to
use ordinary brakes?

Nobody here has doubted that "watching out" for hazards is a good idea.
It's what I do. But if you're using ordinary cycling components, you're
violating Joerg's fundamental rules.

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