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zogola;1129007 wrote: I'm sorry but that has to be one of the most idiotic statements I've ever read. Wearing a helmet won't protect your neck or back, but it will protect your BRAIN! Tumblers and acrobats are doing controlled rolls onto padded surfaces, you can't compare the two. Kurt Yeah, cause we need our brain protected when our necks snap and we die. Dont start calling statements idiotic because you do not agree with them. Specially when you dont give a good reason to do such a thing The posts you quoted were fine anyways, the first one made a valid point that even while wearing a helmet, that doesnt mean your just safe and perfect. While doing flips, that last thing I think of hurting is my head, usually its the neck, and spine I need to worry about. And that goes a long with the 2nd post you quoted. So if you land on your spine, and now are paralyzed for the rest of your life, thats ok? Its idiotic to mention protection for other parts of your body yeah? Its just the great and all powerful brain that needs to be protected? Who cares if other bones and limbs break, its just idiotic to even mention that stuff. -- Jerrick [SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jerrick's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11632 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/74098 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Harper, I don't care if someone wears a helmet or not. Their choice. They deal with the consequences, if there are any. The two posts I referred to imply that wearing a helmet is a useless notion. That is idiotic. Do you want to argue that point? Kurt -- zogola ------------------------------------------------------------------------ zogola's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17893 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/74098 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Can the helmet people just put it in their sig so they can quit ruining threads? That way we always know it's their opinion and they can keep posting it. I agree with them that helmets area good thing, but disagree that is must be posted everytime time a picture of someone without a helmet is posted. Throw it in your sig and then forever hold your peace. We'll know your opinion. Same with anti-helmet people. -- Seager 'The GreyMatter Jugglers' (http://www.greymatterjugglers.com) | 'Team RoadShow' (http://www.teamroadshow.com) | 'Unexpected Failure Productions' (http://www.unexpectedfailure.com) | 'Moab' (http://tinyurl.com/9fxuv) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seager's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8840 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/74098 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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seager;1129052 wrote: can the helmet people just put it in their sig so they can quit ruining threads? That way we always know it's their opinion and they can keep posting it. I agree with them that helmets area good thing, but disagree that is must be posted everytime time a picture of someone without a helmet is posted. Throw it in your sig and then forever hold your peace. We'll know your opinion. Same with anti-helmet people. Amen to that! Cool shots guys, looks like it was a great day! -- lunicycle ------------------------------------------------------------------------ lunicycle's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16926 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/74098 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Seager, Interesting idea. As you can see, I've added the suggested statement. Jerrick and Harper jumped me for stating the obvious. It is better to protect your brain than to not protect your brain. If everyone would go back and read my posts carefully they would see that I never called a poster an idiot, nor would I ever do so. I called their *posts* "idiotic", and I stand by that. I've made many idiotic posts in my day, and I'm sure I'll make many more. I choose my words carefully, sometimes not as carefully as I should, but carefully just the same. For the record, I never made ANY statement about the guy who did the front flip. I'm impressed with his guts, and I'd never make a comment about whether he should or should not have worn a helmet (his choice, as I stated in my post). If my stance isn't clear, lets argue in a PM. I love a good argument! Kurt -- zogola ------------------------------------------------------------------------ zogola's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17893 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/74098 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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zogola;1129059 wrote: Seager, Interesting idea. As you can see, I've added the suggested statement. Jerrick and Harper jumped me for stating the obvious. Kurt I "Jumped" you for calling the obvious idiotic. There is nothing to argue here though, unless you want to argue that even with a helmet you can still be heavily injured. Or if you want to continue and say that protecting other parts of your body is idiotic. But if you do, bring it on, and be prepared to lose, cause youll be trying to argue against facts that are just as obvious as "Wearing a helmet protects your head/brain." Anyways, great attempt and great pictures. Seems like the frontflip is something that will take a lot more guts then actually skill(A lot of skill though. See, now you cant quote that and be like "What?! Are you saying it takes no skill to do a flip? Cause blah blah...). I however, am a chicken when it comes to it, and since my big thick foam mat has been taken away, wont be practicing it. -- Jerrick [SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jerrick's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11632 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/74098 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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harper;1128660 wrote: I'm looking forward to the first back flip attempt. I still think it would have to be easier. I don't think so, based on two bits of information, neither of which are me trying it. First, I haven't seen anyone trying it yet, and the guy gutsy enough to do this stuff probably have some idea what they're doing. Second has to do with the mechanics of the body. If you've seen a video clip of one of these flips, you can see the tremendous amount of force the rider has to use, basically in a downward direction, with his upper body to carry the weight of the unicycle up and around to get it under him. In a backflip, I think you get a lot more mechanical action from compressing and exploding your legs while you (basically) start to go over backwards. Then you can tuck, if possible, and straighten out at the end to slow you down a bit. The mechanics are different with the unicycle under you, which is not just extra weight, but weight that's further from your center of mass so it takes even more work to flip it around you. As for helmets, if people want to debate that again please revive one of the existing threads, which will save everyone a lot of typing. Obviously Austraila has a different cultural approach to helmets than many "western" countries. Or that competition was just organized by a bunch of kids with no care for liability, but I think the former. -- johnfoss John Foss Email: "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" -- www.unicycling.com ----------------------------------------------- "False facts are frequently formed from figures fabricated from fear fired fiction." -- Harper ------------------------------------------------------------------------ johnfoss's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/832 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/74098 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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johnfoss;1129078 wrote: As for helmets, if people want to debate that again please revive one of the existing threads, which will save everyone a lot of typing. Obviously Austraila has a different cultural approach to helmets than many "western" countries. Or that competition was just organized by a bunch of kids with no care for liability, but I think the former. I don't think we have a different approach, All the bike trial riders were wearing helmets. -- kidmuni *Buy Koxx-one Unicycles, parts, and accessories for the first time in Australia! - * www.unicycle.com.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kidmuni's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14647 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/74098 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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kidmuni;1128905 wrote: The bike trial riders had helmets Bike trials riders are sensible .Didnt you say you were going to get some of the demo on film ? -- padst3r 'My Videos' (http://www.youtube.com/padst3r) Proud member of the Team Nelson Unicyclists *)---', 6ft Static Gap ------------------------------------------------------------------------ padst3r's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15043 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/74098 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Has anybody noticed that they're all wearing Summer clothes and it's almost Winter? -- john_childs john_childs (att) hotmail (dott) com Team Never Wash Your Muni 'My Gallery' (http://tinyurl.com/3d57bn) :: 'Unicycling Bookmark List' (http://backcountry.unicyclist.com/) :: 'World Clock' (http://tinyurl.com/2blym3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ john_childs's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/449 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/74098 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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