Wearing pedal cleats a safety feature?

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Angono, Rizal PHL   | March 5, 2013

We are praying that our fellow biker Rene de Leon get well soon.  He broke his leg when he fell and his leg bore the weight of the fall.  How I wish this would not happen to many of us who frequently figure in this kind of accident.

I suppose he had no shoe cleats on?

I too fell several times but I wore shoe and pedal cleats and each time I fell, I was not able to remove my shoe from the pedal.  So I fell with the bike and my thighs, legs, arms, and side of the helmet bore the brunt of the fall.

 I had scratches but thanks God, no broken bones.

Let the bike take the fall

I had been hearing a lot of advice from older more experienced bikers to let the bike get the full force <energy> of the impact or fall or collision.  That why carbon fiber frames are safe:  they fully absorb the collision energy and break into many pieces.

Master E bothered by colds and cough after Tagaytay ride; air pollution the culprit?

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Morong, Rizal, PHL  |  March 3, 2013

 

 Master E before his disciples:   Armin, Gerry, Tito and Papa Ric

Master E told me that he had cough and cold after the Tagaytay ride. I too had lot of phlegm and felt sore after the ride.  I attributed the soreness to the furious riding pace.

But wait, has air pollution something to do with this?  I remember I quit long distance running in MM because of growing air pollution/deteriorating air quality.  Instead of getting stronger, I felt more lethargic after running in MM streeets;   especially along Roxas Blvd.

I must have posted a hundred pictures of study of air pollution in MM.  So far I think no one noticed/notices them.  How many must have COPD or lung cancer before any one acts?

        Large moon shines still at  6:28, but you cant see Sucat and Alabang at other side of the lake

                                       The sun shines but pollution still hangs low over MM

                                   Right near the lake, the air is hazy (polluted)

                                 Can you discern Taytay, Pasig and Taguig

                           Is it a clear day?  Yes but the sky over MM is not...

                                    Can you discern the pollution over Makati

                                      At dusk, the air pollution cleared a bit

Best picture of the ride today March 3, 2013

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Morong Rizal  March 3, 2013

I think this is the best picture of the ride: