i met an older gentleman once on a ride i took from philly towards eastern central pa, then down to maryland... i stopped at a gas station to ubtain my mandatory gallon per thousand miles so that i would have enough fuel to complete the voyage... he was admiring my 85 cannodale criterium while i was exiting the establishment and he was walking in... whilst chatting with him for a bit about his softride (road version) he told me it was the only type of bike he could ride as a result of a nasty spill he had many years ago... apearently he hurt his back bad and the softride didnt bother it... then he sped off all lycra'd up... and i slung my overweighted bag back over my shoulder, and we went our seperate ways...

the moral of this story is...
-pete