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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: 1972 Legnano in the news
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 22:18:33 -0500
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On 11/8/2024 8:49 PM, AMuzi wrote:
> Check the photos here:
> 
> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14061289/Emmy-award- 
> winner-1970s-sitcom-unrecognizable-77-bikes-LA.html

Whoa! Exposed cables! Down tube friction shifting! Center pull brakes! 
36 spoke wheels! Full sized frame pump! And she's not in a "protected" 
bike lane! Is it even possible to ride that way?  ;-)

"She adhered to safety regulations by having a black helmet on, wore 
pink trainers and had a red jacket tied around her waist" is nonsense. 
There is no helmet regulation that applies to her.

And the jacket around her waist is not a particularly good idea, 
although it's at least better than tying it around the handlebars. I 
know a guy who did that and had a sleeve dangle into his front wheel. 
His next couple seconds were far from fun.

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- Frank Krygowski