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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: Helmet efficacy test
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 11:39:39 -0400
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On 4/19/2025 4:34 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 11:38:50 +0700, John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:02:10 -0400, Frank Krygowski
>> <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/18/2025 8:12 PM, John B. wrote:
>>>>   
>>>> Hmm "Free speech scares some people"? I don't know about "scares" but
>>>> Frankie's free speech calling you a coward certainly set you off.
>>>
>>> Oh, it happened before that! Our timid tricycle rider entered his
>>> permanent snit before I ever used the word "coward."
>>>
>>> He was highly offended when I suggested he lacked the courage or
>>> competence to ride normal roads, and that his back-and-forth path riding
>>> might be OK for him, but too boring for me.
>>>
>>> Remember, my statement was in response to a guy who said there was no
>>> way riding near cars could be safe; and who can't even summon the nerve
>>> to ride an empty suburban bike trail without having deadly weaponry
>>> immediately at hand, chambered and ready to fire.
>>>
>>> I'm not seeing any evidence of courage there.
>>
>>
>> I seem to remember that you approved the young folks who ran away to
>> Canada in terror rather then serve in the Vietnam war...
>> Strange isn't it you condone cowardice among those you describes as
>> "not agreeing with the war" and you now condemn a chap who rides his
>> tricycle alone on a bike path.
>>
>> I'm not seeing any evidence of courage there but I am seeing a great
>> deal of bigotry. "Frank Bigotski" as it were.
> 
> Krygowski seems to think riding a bicycle among "people of other
> races" is something special to be bragged about.
> 
> "Today I'm planning a solo ride through the inner city, partly to
> visit a new library on the far side of town. I'll be riding on <gasp!>
> ordinary streets. Many of those streets will have <oh my!> people of
> other races living there."
> --Frank Krygowski
> https://groups.google.com/g/rec.bicycles.tech/c/Zu_BtGgv8Fs/m/vkwxt_GNBQAJ?hl=en&hl=en

Anyone with sufficient experience in conversation with other humans 
could tell the "gasp!" and "oh my!" labeled that as sarcasm, meaning my 
ride was nothing scary at all.

Those who habitually avoid speaking to others are understandably confused.

Let's remember that before I retired, I rode my bike to and from work 
through the inner city very, very frequently. Including <gasp!> at 
night.   ;-)


-- 
- Frank Krygowski