Re: Microsoft strikes back

In alt.sysadmin.recovery on 08 Dec 2008 22:19:45 +0000
Jamie <sbwriel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
raltbos@xxxxxxxxx (Richard Bos) writes:

Of course. For mountain biking, I'd probably wear padded knees and
elbows as well. And if I were a drug addict^W^Wroad racing cyclist,
ditto.

Just because I'm "merely" commuting on my bike, doesn't mean I'm not
going as fast as I damn well can. We have hills in this country[1] and
you can get a good bit of speed up.


Just don't expect a helmet to help if your head hits something solid
when said head is doing over 20kmh.

Zebee
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