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When will cyclists realise slopes downward can make you go too fast for your skill?



 
 
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Old August 12th 12, 09:49 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Mrcheerful[_3_]
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Default When will cyclists realise slopes downward can make you go too fast for your skill?

Witnesses told police the man was coming down a hill at "high speed" when he
flipped over the handlebars.

A police spokesman said: "He almost took his arm off. He did a really nasty
job on it."


http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co....ail/story.html

'over the handlebars' Don't they know this is impossible?


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Old August 12th 12, 02:30 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Squashme
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Default When will cyclists realise slopes downward can make you go toofast for your skill?

On Aug 12, 9:49*am, "Mrcheerful" wrote:
Witnesses told police the man was coming down a hill at "high speed" when he
flipped over the handlebars.

A police spokesman said: "He almost took his arm off. He did a really nasty
job on it."

http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co....m-crash-near-B...

'over the handlebars' * Don't they know this is impossible?


What are you trying to say? I realise slopes downward can make you go
too fast for your skill.
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Old August 12th 12, 04:22 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Mrcheerful[_3_]
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Default When will cyclists realise slopes downward can make you go too fast for your skill?

Squashme wrote:
On Aug 12, 9:49 am, "Mrcheerful" wrote:
Witnesses told police the man was coming down a hill at "high speed"
when he flipped over the handlebars.

A police spokesman said: "He almost took his arm off. He did a
really nasty job on it."

http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co....m-crash-near-B...

'over the handlebars' Don't they know this is impossible?


What are you trying to say? I realise slopes downward can make you go
too fast for your skill.


perhaps it is something that should be taught to all cyclists, many seem to
be caught out by it every year.


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Old August 12th 12, 05:50 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Squashme
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Default When will cyclists realise slopes downward can make you go toofast for your skill?

On Aug 12, 4:22*pm, "Mrcheerful" wrote:
Squashme wrote:
On Aug 12, 9:49 am, "Mrcheerful" wrote:
Witnesses told police the man was coming down a hill at "high speed"
when he flipped over the handlebars.


A police spokesman said: "He almost took his arm off. He did a
really nasty job on it."


http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co....m-crash-near-B....


'over the handlebars' Don't they know this is impossible?


What are you trying to say? I realise slopes downward can make you go
too fast for your skill.


perhaps it is something that should be taught to all cyclists, many seem to
be caught out by it every year.


What? "Speed kills" or something?
 




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