Wes Oishi wrote:
> Considering how many of the local riders/racers can't seem
> to ride without falling (and sometimes hurting themselves,
> really badly),maybe these new aluminum or carbon fiberbikes
> are too fast.In the 70's, we might have been slower with our
> DT shifters and steel bikes, but I can't recall anyone being
> picked up in an ambulance. This is in group rides at Como
> Street and later, Simi Valley (early 80's). Just a thought.
Great point, in a recent highly-regarded road race at Seven Springs here in Western PA, there was a rather spectacular crash with several injuries. I was rather surprised to hear one of the racers comment on a TV report that "you don't expect this sort of thing in a race of this caliber." The next day I observed a lot worse in the TDF coverage, where it IS more or less expected.
John Wilson
Greensburg, PA
USA