Editor's Note: Last Wednesday, I had surgery to remove the plate and eight screws inserted nearly two years ago after a bad crash that left my clavicle in five pieces. I was told at the time the hardware could stay in forever, if tolerated, but that some people just don't tolerate it well. I turned out to be in the latter group and finally decided on the removal surgery. A … [Read more...] about The Great Helmet Debate – Revisited
Crashing
Crash Flashbacks – Your Comments and QoW Votes
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher A good many readers took the time to comment to our article last week The RBR Crew's Crashes: Lessons Learned. We wanted to share our own misfortunes, and our take-aways, with readers as a means to provide you with information that you can use to – hopefully – avoid some of the same mistakes we've made. Many more of you weighed … [Read more...] about Crash Flashbacks – Your Comments and QoW Votes
Bicycle Maintenance Tips to Avoid Crashes
By Jim Langley Poor bike maintenance can cause big crashes. We’ve been sharing crash stories in order to reduce the chances of going down. Mostly, we’ve covered biffs caused by rider errors, road conditions, drivers and other cyclists. Yet, another whole crash category is those caused by bike maintenance issues. Let’s look at some common ones, what fails and what checks and … [Read more...] about Bicycle Maintenance Tips to Avoid Crashes
RBR Readers’ ‘Crash’ Commentary
By John Marsh, Editor & Publisher There was a lot of feedback to my article last week, The First Rule of Crashes, the headline being the term I use for something just about every roadie hears early on in his or her riding career: It's not a question if IF you crash, but WHEN. I went on to talk about what I call the banality of roadie wrecks – the fact that there … [Read more...] about RBR Readers’ ‘Crash’ Commentary
The First Rule of Bicycle Crashes
By John Marsh It may be the first thing I heard on one of my first group rides: It’s not a question of if you will crash, but when. I now call it The First Rule of Crashes. And it’s a maxim that I’ve seen realized numerous times over the years in my own local group, the Domestiques. Thankfully, only one of those crashes involved a car, and we’ve all lived to ride another … [Read more...] about The First Rule of Bicycle Crashes