Julius sumner-miller

[safreek]

Why is this so.
Have been doing a bit of roadying on my mountain bikes and have been surprised by the Strava figures.
Slowest to fastest bikes in order of photos, mind-blowing which is the fastest

 

[Mattyp]

@beeb has plenty of experience riding MTB's on roads so Im sure he'll have a long winded, over complicated explanation for you....
In fact he's probably already typing it out now

 

[pink poodle]

I'm surprised there isn't a subforum for this kind of riding...

 

[safreek]

I'm surprised there isn't a subforum for this kind of riding...

Well I have given it the correct name for a forum

 

[pink poodle]

That's a lot of elevation!

 

[safreek]

That's a lot of elevation!

That's lismore for you, 20 metre climb in 14 km.
I could climb the big hill to gooniebah but that's what I have a car for

 

[silentbutdeadly]

I think it's the saddle...looks more roadie than the others!

 

[safreek]

That's a lot of elevation!

Try this one, no elevation but fucken flying. And no helmet

 

[beeb]

Try this one, no elevation but fucken flying. And no helmet
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I really hope that's a left your Strava on while you passed a segment in the car on your way home job, otherwise buy a friggen helmet freek!

 

[safreek]

I really hope that's a left your Strava on while you passed a segment in the car on your way home job, otherwise buy a friggen helmet freek!

Nar, astrix down toowoomba hill. Very cool

 

[cokeonspecialtwodollars]

I'm a helmet guy, I doubt that it matters much after a certain point.

 

[steve jobs' pancreas]

@cokeonspecialtwodollars there is a point where the helmet starts wearing you for protection

 

[safreek]

@cokeonspecialtwodollars there is a point where the helmet starts wearing you for protection

Finally someone who gets it

 

[cokeonspecialtwodollars]

@cokeonspecialtwodollars there is a point where the helmet starts wearing you for protection

Poor old helmet is really just along for the ride at this point.

Let's say I'm 80kg, a rapid deceleration from 90km/h over a quarter of a second is going to result in a single point impact force of 8kN or approximately 8T, I know that I'm not going to survive that helmet or none and I've already made peace with my gods about this. The helmet is really there to protect against the silly little low speed falls that could result in me having to live a long rest of my life with a brain injury. At the end of the day we all take the risks we are comfortable with.

 

[rockmoose]

The overall safety benefit of helmets is irrefutable. Sometimes, no amount of protection will help.

Extreme gore warning.

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[ozzybmx]

Plenty of roadies have crashed at 90kph+. It ends in load of injuries but if the helmet breaks that first head hit on the ground, there's a lot better chance of getting away without brain damage.

 

[safreek]

Plenty of roadies have crashed at 90kph+. It ends in load of injuries but if the helmet breaks that first head hit on the ground, there's a lot better chance of getting away without brain damage.

Maate, don't use logic with me

 

[safreek]

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I'm a helmet guy, I doubt that it matters much after a certain point.

Was that a roadie or MTB. Good speed

 

[rockmoose]

Was that a roadie or MTB. Good speed

Shopping trolley.

 

[beeb]

Plenty of roadies have crashed at 90kph+. It ends in load of injuries but if the helmet breaks that first head hit on the ground, there's a lot better chance of getting away without brain damage.

You might also be doing 70, 80, 90km/h+ before crashing, but get some braking in before you bin it and "only" come off at 30-40km/h where a helmet could make a very significant difference.

Back on topic, @safreek if the Astrix was the fastest - maybe it's the magic of the CrankBrothers wheels?