[QUOTE=neilcooper;7438449]Agreed. Except for saddle sores and perineum damage.




I recall hearing about a 24 hour racer suffering the first twinges of it before the half-way point. Whether his experience has made it to the realms of the www is another story. Probably a little obscure to hope that it would. When I have more time I'll try & find examples that have made it to the net. In any case the article says TYPICALLY between. Doesn't that mean you can't rule it out occurring earlier? I mean, as you said earlier these are exceptionally fit & well trained athletes. They also train with weighted helmets to lessen the chance of Shermer's neck developing. Are you willing to advise every person who is considering entering their first 12-hour that they have no chance of developing Shermer's neck, relying purely on your own anecdotal experience of cycling for 11 hours on the odd occasion?

Finally, if you can ride a DF with no discomfort whatsoever for 8 hours, and then when you ride 11 hours you have the same experience, what's to stop you one day trying 14 hours? What's to stop someone, emboldened by your anecdotal experience doing likewise. I mean, it's only a few more hours right?[/QUOTE]

I remember this arguement from my college philosophy class. It's the "arguement of the beard", how fitting coming from a recubulator.