— by Doug McPeek
The call for smaller riding groups has been a quiet but persistent one. Our riding buddies, especially those who take on the responsibility of leading rides, frequently express the desire to keep the group to five or fewer riders. The effort to do so is not always successful. The reasons for wanting small groups involve the comfort, enjoyment and safety of all involved. No one w
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By Nick Ineatsch (1991)
Racing involves speed, concentration and commitment; the results of a mistake are usually catastrophic because there's little room for error riding at 100 percent. Performance street riding is less intense and further from the absolute limit, but because circumstances are less controlled, mistakes and over aggressiveness can be equally catastrophic. Plenty of roadracers h
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By Nick Ienatsch Two weeks ago a rider died when he and his bike tumbled off a cliff paralleling our favorite road. No gravel in the road, no oncoming car pushing him wide, no ice. The guy screwed up. Rider error. Too much enthusiasm with too little skill, and this fatality wasn't the first on this road this year. As with most single bike accidents, the rider entered the corner at a speed his br ...
by David Gorham I'm not a doctor, and I don't play one on TV. I'm not a paramedic. I prefer to have my... ...
by David Gorham
[Comápla'cent. a. self-satisfied; pleased or gratified. ly adv. complacence, complacency n. self-satisfaction [Latin: complacere, to please greatly].
You've heard it before: most road-going accidents happen within just a few miles from home. You're comfortable (complacent) with your surroundings, you've driven this stretch of road a million times. You know every ripple, every bu
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