Saturday, May 15, 2010

3 dead cyclists. thoughts


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec/three-quebec-cyclists-die-in-accident-involving-pickup/article1568952/

“It's very dangerous. The cars drive too fast,” said Bruno Marcil, an avid cyclist who travels often along the road.

“It doesn't surprise me they got hit, the cars drive so fast here.”

Police said there was a bike path nearby but the cyclists weren't found on it. The path had paved and gravel parts, and the bicycles had thin tires.

D: notice anything from earlier pics?

A foot of paved edge would have made all the difference.

D: that's why I consider mountain bike or cruiser tires the default for transit.

My bud S scoffed at my heavy awkward bike. How could I go fast training?

Well, the rolling resistance makes great training.

Am up to 30kph for an hour on 60 lb steel bike. Serious wattage!

Thin tires are also good for slipping into rain covers.

Frankly, even full suspension mountain bike tires bottom out.

On Regina toward Columbia, 2 sewer grates are so far below ground level that I'd bottom out.

And the park with the zoo has a long gravel stretch. Rollerblading is a stone bitch.