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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: South of Raleigh, North of New Hill, East of Harris Lake, NC
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Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Specialized Roubaix, Giant OCR-C, Specialized Stumpjumper FSR, Stumpjumper Comp, 88 & 92Nishiki Ariel, 87 Centurion Ironman, 92 Paramount, 84 Nishiki Medalist
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Been there, done that. Fell on my road bike twice in 07. Both times the old helmet hit the asphalt.
Funny, as a mountain biker I've fallen many times. But I never thought of dirt as "soft" or as a lubricant until I hit asphalt. It doesn't give and rubbing against it just tears your skin.
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