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phdecora (May 21st, 2008 @ 5:46 pm)

The article on the bicycle brake conspiracy has been removed by the wikipedia administrators, who are part of the conspiracy. The other sources toil away in obscurity, hounded by agents of an overweilding federal government, doomed to live a life of repression and dissent... only in their hearts and secret underground meetings knowing the righteousness of their cause.

brusselmkg (May 21st, 2008 @ 2:51 am)

Oops sorry, phdecora. But I must say your statements sound both unusual, and not very well founded. Could you try and find the Wikipedia article you referred to ? Other sources ? The Wikipedia article Fixed-gear_bicycle has a section on (missing)brakes that lacks the arguments you put forward, although the debate on brakeless "fixies" is coverred. . Instead referenced arguments are put forward vaguely to the opposite effect.

phdecora (May 21st, 2008 @ 2:20 am)

As we all know, the evils of groupthink and the common, uncritical mind, are responsible for the greatest tragedies in human history... including the Great Leap Forward, Fascism, and bicycle helmets. It is like Atlas Shrugged come to life. Helmets be damned, so that America, and Freedom, might live.

phdecora (May 21st, 2008 @ 2:19 am)

i do not know to what you refer, sir. i am merely pointing out that the same control freak, nanny state social thrust that is responsible for the bicycle helmet fad is also responsible for the brake fad. Men got along fine for decades without the modern braking systems, and all their complicated skullduggery, marketing hype, and government propaganda.

brusselmkg (May 21st, 2008 @ 12:54 am)

phecora: You are trying to paint opinions that you do not agree with as ridiculous. Not very compliant with the method of reasoning and study to find out about things. I did not say the specific Wikipedia article provides proof. It provides pointers to scientific literature and reasoning. A good starting point. Besides I gave other pointers as well. Can you or anyone else point to better overviews of the arguments and the science ?

phdecora (May 20th, 2008 @ 7:50 pm)

i agree. i dont have brakes on my bike either, some arrticle on wikipedia showed me this study of countries that force you to have brakes.... it made no difference in safety, and people stopped riding as much.

marshmallower (May 16th, 2008 @ 11:04 am)

This video makes me want to go riding on my bike!

mojos7 (April 21st, 2008 @ 2:33 am)

What if you get doored? It's probably the most common accident and they don't even mention it. Make sure you get the driver's name and license plate number if you get in an accident!

cdltpx (March 16th, 2008 @ 5:17 am)

My friend Joe had a collision with another bicyclists he was transported to a hospital out cold he had no health insurance. Joe now rides with a helmet he was in high school at the time working at a chicken shack and couldn't afford the $800 ambulance bill it was that cheap back in the mid 80's and who knew what the hospital bill was. I learned from Joe I ride with a helmet,reflectors,blinkies,headlamp,on me and the bike,you name I try to be seen.All LED lights they last longer.

killcactus (March 14th, 2008 @ 8:00 pm)

Cranro: yeah, maybe you're a lot safer from accidents when you ride according to the rules of the road but if you have an accident you'll be a lot more likely to be screwed without a helmet

cranro (March 9th, 2008 @ 6:18 pm)

If you ride properly according to the rules of the road then your no more likely to get a head injury than a pedestrian. I don't walk with a helmet so i dont ride with one.

tcaslo (March 8th, 2008 @ 6:06 pm)

Hi. Great Bike Safety video. This is Teddy, May 2008 is Bike Month here in San Luis Obispo,CA. Your video is a perfect fit to show during our celebration. Thank you very much. Cheers& Livestrong Teddy