Dave Moulton
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Ex racing bicycle frame builder, now a writer. Nothing to sell. Humor may be edgy, to the point of crude at times, but no one dies from it
In each case the cyclist’s charred remains were found, usually a short distance from their bicycle, as if they had dropped their bike and tried to run from the source of heat before being totally consumed by fire. It is believed that it is triggered by a buildup of static electricity caused by the friction between the plastic saddle, and the polyester fibers in the shorts. With the cyclist firmly seated in the saddle, the heat quickly travels from the source, straight up through the core of the cyclist's body and the combustion spreads from the inside. A type “A” saddle must be used with type “A” shorts, and it is not recommended that you mix code letters, or you may be actually be placing yourself at an increased risk.
If you can’t resist the urge to text while driving have a buddy ride along to look out for cyclists. If a cyclist is riding in the middle of the lane, it could be because he will not ride within five feet of a parked car. If you expect cyclists to ride within inches of parked cars, set an example by driving within inches of parked cars. If more cars did this and removed a few car doors, and grazed a few knuckles as a result, it would help by reminding people to look before opening a car door.
When I was building frames in England back in the mid-1970s I recorded frame numbers in a little hardcover note book. The only reason for keeping it in the first place was to keep track of how many frames I built, and to make sure the serial numbers stayed in sequence and I didn’t miss any. At the time as I stamped a number on a newly built frame and wrote it down in my little book, probably the last thought in my mind was that I would be corresponding with people about these very same frames 43 years later. He gave me the frame number M6110, I opened up my numbers book and sure enough there is Rob’s last name,
It was drummed into us, when you cross the street, stop, look right, look left, look right again, (Traffic came from the right in the UK.) if the road is clear then cross. Getting in the habit of obeying traffic laws while riding a bike would be a good thing for all cyclists to do right now. It is unfair that a cyclist should pay the same fine for running a red light that a motorist has to pay. One for riding his bike on the sidewalk, another riding against the flow of traffic, and a third for mouthing off to the cop who was giving him the ticket.