Went on hols in Adelaide (from TAS) recently, was great, have always liked Adelaide. Was especially good to catch up with old friends and go to Womad and the Fringe stuff etc.
Anyway while there we went riding on some of the great bike paths, and saw all the very much NOT cool local riders.
About 50% of the riders seemed to carry their helmets hanging by the straps on the end of their bars. Why ?
If you don't want to wear a helmet leave it at home, don't ride with it like that as one day it will cause you to fall on your unprotected head. Personally I wear my helmet all the time. We saw young mothers and kids both riding without helmets, nice way to teach the kids.
Other riders we saw rode their bikes with the most unco looking style I have ever witnessed. They had their heels on the pedals and knees flared out really wide, but not because the seat was too low, they just seemed to want to ride like that. OK granted you might ocassionally see a noob ride like that anywhere, but we saw quite a few on just one ride. Perhaps it's due to the fact that they never ride up hills so don't need to learn proper pedaling ?
Or perhaps it's just something in the water ?
This is not an attack on Adelaide, which I think is a great place. Also I'm sure there are plenty who do know how to ride there, just an amazing number who don't
Anyway while there we went riding on some of the great bike paths, and saw all the very much NOT cool local riders.
About 50% of the riders seemed to carry their helmets hanging by the straps on the end of their bars. Why ?
If you don't want to wear a helmet leave it at home, don't ride with it like that as one day it will cause you to fall on your unprotected head. Personally I wear my helmet all the time. We saw young mothers and kids both riding without helmets, nice way to teach the kids.
Other riders we saw rode their bikes with the most unco looking style I have ever witnessed. They had their heels on the pedals and knees flared out really wide, but not because the seat was too low, they just seemed to want to ride like that. OK granted you might ocassionally see a noob ride like that anywhere, but we saw quite a few on just one ride. Perhaps it's due to the fact that they never ride up hills so don't need to learn proper pedaling ?
Or perhaps it's just something in the water ?
This is not an attack on Adelaide, which I think is a great place. Also I'm sure there are plenty who do know how to ride there, just an amazing number who don't