Kirt is one tuff cookie and funnier than hell...here's his latest ramblings...not sure if itz the pain killers but I was busting up at work.... As many of you...
true. but no amount of downhill gear would have prevented him from breaking his vertebrae. the impact from the tree was on the top of his helmet and fractures...
ok, so from now on: always wear your rollcage ... ;)...
Erik Trauschke
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Jul 17, 2008 5:39 am
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for all you SC bike fans..... ... Mariano Gon | Global Sales Manager | Santa Cruz Bicycles 104 Bronson ST, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 |Phone 831-459 7560 x...
I want someone to invent a Personal Airbag Device (PAD). Start crossing the street, and a car runs into you? POOF! The PAD instantly inflates, and you...
Heim? Where's Heim when he's needed. Who cares about inventing synthetic heart muscle when DH air bags are a more pressing concern? = ) BTW, this is what I...
Wow - you really wear a ridged fork around your neck for protection? Hmm - that might actually work in the bar situation...-S From: scott.seery@...:...
Oops - wrong link! Am I embarrassed or what? Try this one: http://www.rockgardn.com/items/body-armor/rockgardn-neck-roll-rg-neck-roll-detail.htm?1=1&menu=1 ...
What does it do? One has to wear it with a full face helemt? Can you still move your head? It looks like mobility and/or visibility would be limited. Just...
Hi Kathleen, If you want, you can check out mine in person :) I have the whole rockgardn kit because it's the only body armor that would fit me. -Anne ... -- ...
stripes
stripes@...
Jul 18, 2008 2:48 pm
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There is no mobility issues, unless you happen to interpret a reduction of spinal compression potential or hyperarticulation of the neck vertebre to be a...
i don't have any experience with these collars with cycling gear, but as someone who broke two vertebrae playing college football and had countless cervical...
It is very similar to the collars used on MX and motor racing. In fact, this particular is derived from the company's decades experience on ATV and MX bikes....
yeah, i think they are most effective at keeping you from snapping your neck backwards- which is the injury that would kill or paralyze you. direct compression...
Anybody headed up to the Bike Monkey race tomorrow evening? Looks like the stars aligned and I will be able to make it. Well, actually, the fog rolled in...
Katie wanted to get out of the fog this weekend, so we headed up to Lake Sonoma Saturday for their mid summer "Classic" race. It was billed as a fun ride,...
Hey All, So I recently suffered,err...participated in Murphy(formerly of Gestlat and currently of the Sheila Moonsters) and company's "inaugural 100 mile mixed...
Look which TWWer made it into the infamy of the cyber world. http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=443765 Scott O. Seery, P.G., CHMM Alameda Co. Env....
If you'd like to join us on Sunday for a road ride, we are leaving the studio at 9am to head out to Woodside through the Los Altos Hills. Our last group ride...
Dude, I read about it on MTBR and your blog - that must have been absolutely awesome. It's such a bummer I couldn't join you, things like this are really my...
Erik Trauschke
erik.trauschke@...
Jul 22, 2008 7:02 pm
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Nice job finishing the entire ride plus some Isaias! I'm glad I decided to cut the last drop/climb to Pelican, otherwise I would have been stuck out there...
Anyone got a 9 speed Shimano road shifter they want to part with? Model not really important... Thanks, J Anyone got a 9 speed Shimano road shifter they want...
Sorry for the late posting (for final decision): Coe is the word. South Entrance (Gilroy Hot Springs Road) at 6pm, ride by 6:15pm. Recommend carpooling if...
Join us August 16, 2008 for the Tour de Menlo!!! • New, improved ride! New route, fewer hills, great lunch. • 65 and 35 mile routes with a few hills. •...
richard givens
rgivens4298@...
Jul 23, 2008 10:36 pm
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Okay, so there were two others in addition to me for my inaugural Sunday Mt. D ride. We actually did the loop a bit differently than the MTB Guru link...
