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12-14-09 | 04:18 PM

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CliftonGK1

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Originally Posted by dwilbur3

The only safety disadvantage I see for the bike is: what if your bike breaks down. Being outside, flatfooted in bike clothes in freezing rain could kill you. If you're in the middle of that MUP when it happens people might not find you for hours/days.

That said, it's a pretty close call.

The MUP is never more than a couple 100 yards from civilization. Most often, it's adjacent to the riverfront townhomes and condos.
Does knowing that breakdown salvation is never more than a 5 minute walk change things?

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