Comments on: The politics of cycling. The politics of, ooooo, hating Kerry http://www.bobkestrut.com/2004/08/03/the-politics-of-cycling-the-politics-of-ooooo-hating-kerry/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:06:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Craig http://www.bobkestrut.com/2004/08/03/the-politics-of-cycling-the-politics-of-ooooo-hating-kerry/#comment-3926 Craig Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:36:04 +0000 http://www.bobkestrut.com/?p=42#comment-3926 "a study posted recently on a New Zealand biking Web site suggests that downhill mountain-bike riders, like Mr. Bush, score considerably higher than cross-country riders on something called the Sensation Seeking Scale. (Road riders, like Mr. Kerry, are comparative wussies when it comes to sensation seeking.) Downhill riders are also more likely to drive a car too fast, and to have had a brush with the law." -From the NYT article. Funny that, don't those macho dare devil mountain bikers swaddle themsleves from head to foot in every item of protective clothing available, compared to the average cyclist with a few mm to protect them from crashing whilst descending a mountain col at 80kmph? “a study posted recently on a New Zealand biking Web site suggests that downhill mountain-bike riders, like Mr. Bush, score considerably higher than cross-country riders on something called the Sensation Seeking Scale. (Road riders, like Mr. Kerry, are comparative wussies when it comes to sensation seeking.) Downhill riders are also more likely to drive a car too fast, and to have had a brush with the law.” -From the NYT article.

Funny that, don’t those macho dare devil mountain bikers swaddle themsleves from head to foot in every item of protective clothing available, compared to the average cyclist with a few mm to protect them from crashing whilst descending a mountain col at 80kmph?

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