Sat, 23 Oct 1999 13:21:59 +0100
- Message No. 6480
From: "Francesco Salvi"
Subject: Wheelies and town riding
In my opinion the @ is the best bike in the world.
My RD07/99 is far, far, far better than I expected.
If you want, you can drive it smoothly and gently, or
as the hell is trying to catch you, making the engine
scream and leaving only the thunder of your exhaust
behind you (I do both).
But I am definetely against wheelies because when a
stupid teenager with his scooter comes out of a lateral
street without looking, I always want to be able to
decide wether to catch him or to let him live for another
while: something like "using all three brakes is better
than using the only rear one". I figure that the designers
thaught a lot about giving the bike one or two wheels, and
finally decided for the two-wheel option, for some reason.
I've been riding bikes in town for 12 years in Milan, and
I've never come into an accident. Any biker who wants to drive
fast in a town (and when I say "fast" I mean that the cars
you pass don't see you, thinking that only a lightening
passed by) has to respect the bike for it is the only binding
to reality in that moment. Keep your eyes WIDE OPEN.
Francesco
fsalvi@micronet.it
www@atic.org