Chacal
10-21-09, 03:33 PM
http://www.runningahead.com/forums/post/3c8efe817c4d49eb8c9655ffb67eeaf1
Advocacy & Safety - ya gotta love this
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DX-MAN
10-21-09, 03:45 PM
What I wouldn't give for a youtube video of that!!
Digital_Cowboy
10-21-09, 03:50 PM
http://www.runningahead.com/forums/post/3c8efe817c4d49eb8c9655ffb67eeaf1
Impressive, is there independent verification? I know that the truth is often stranger then fiction. But that is something that I would have liked to have seen.
Impressive, is there independent verification? I know that the truth is often stranger then fiction. But that is something that I would have liked to have seen.
Digital_Cowboy
10-21-09, 03:51 PM
What I wouldn't give for a youtube video of that!!
I'd settle for a picture of "Lady O's" face seeing an irate woman AND her bike standing on the hood of her car.
I'd settle for a picture of "Lady O's" face seeing an irate woman AND her bike standing on the hood of her car.
genec
10-21-09, 05:35 PM
in the comments I saw this...
As a daily bike commuter I can relate. I've had a few close calls and when you are as vulnerable as you are on a bike these incidences get seared into your memory.
I have to fully concur. This is also why time after time, years later when someone asks "why is it you recall the bad events/drivers, but not the normal daily stuff?"
Well this is the reason... adrenalin sears those events into your brain.
The close passes, the near misses, the quick leaps out of the way... all are part of that "life flashing before your eyes experience."
The friendly drivers and the regular commutes just don't make an impression. It is the oh SH|T moments that get "saved."
And regarding this situation... would have loved to have seen it.
As a daily bike commuter I can relate. I've had a few close calls and when you are as vulnerable as you are on a bike these incidences get seared into your memory.
I have to fully concur. This is also why time after time, years later when someone asks "why is it you recall the bad events/drivers, but not the normal daily stuff?"
Well this is the reason... adrenalin sears those events into your brain.
The close passes, the near misses, the quick leaps out of the way... all are part of that "life flashing before your eyes experience."
The friendly drivers and the regular commutes just don't make an impression. It is the oh SH|T moments that get "saved."
And regarding this situation... would have loved to have seen it.
one_beatnik
10-22-09, 08:19 AM
That's one of the best stories I've seen on hear! Hilarious....since the outcome was not painful.
Griffin2020
10-22-09, 10:11 AM
Actually, if that were to happen around here, the motorist would be extremely pissed off that the cylist jumped up on his/her car.
cofgrn
10-22-09, 10:37 AM
I am a little skeptical. I have considered this move in this type of situation, but always figured I'd have to ghost ride the bike out of the way of the car as I jumped off it. To have the presence of mind to lift it onto the car with you is pretty incredible, and would add a couple degrees of difficulty.
mikewille
10-22-09, 11:05 AM
There's this move I do to get over a fallen tree too high to hop while tearing ass
down some singletrack with other riders following close behind, but I don't think
I could pull it off in traffic with a backback on. Perhaps that rider is an experienced
mountain or cyclocross racer. It's certainly fun to think about
down some singletrack with other riders following close behind, but I don't think
I could pull it off in traffic with a backback on. Perhaps that rider is an experienced
mountain or cyclocross racer. It's certainly fun to think about
CB HI
10-22-09, 01:39 PM
I am a little skeptical. I have considered this move in this type of situation, but always figured I'd have to ghost ride the bike out of the way of the car as I jumped off it. To have the presence of mind to lift it onto the car with you is pretty incredible, and would add a couple degrees of difficulty.I think it is pretty cool, a female Hans Rey
http://www.hansrey.com/
I watched him easily hop from ground onto a rock that was much higher than a car hood.
Add some adrenalin to a high jumper (read a few post down in the link), and I can easily see it happening. Taking the bike with her was just good luck reaction rather than a thought out action.
http://www.hansrey.com/
I watched him easily hop from ground onto a rock that was much higher than a car hood.
Add some adrenalin to a high jumper (read a few post down in the link), and I can easily see it happening. Taking the bike with her was just good luck reaction rather than a thought out action.
UnsafeAlpine
10-22-09, 10:37 PM
:lol: Nice story.