Originally Posted by
njkayaker
Three people. There are many, many others with equally "nice" bikes and "all the right gear plus the prior experience" who don't do this. And you completely ignore them. Why?
I think you are misunderstanding
bpcyclist. He's not saying it's a good idea. He's observing something and finding it weird and asking if anyone here thinks it's a good idea. Not surprisingly, no one here endorses the idea.