Comments on: The Spokesmen #12 – February 5, 2007

By: Phil Armstrong

Phil Armstrong — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:31:34 +0000

cyclehelmets.org is a useful resource on the cycle helmet issue if only for the comprehensive set of references listed there. You can take or leave their criticisms of the published research as you choose.

By: Mike Hartley

Mike Hartley — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:43:39 +0000

http://www.cyclehelmets.org/ is always worth quoting in a helmet debate- neither pro or anti it seeks to show both sides of the debate.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:51:07 +0000

I just listened you your Feb. 5th podcast. I agree that helmets should be worn, but not mandated. If we are going to REQUIRE helmets so that an injured person doesn’t become a burden to society, why don’t we start regulating things that are proven to cause harm to individuals and others? Things like alcohol and tobacco. Those are two things that people use everyday, are proven to have the ability to cause injury to themselves and others, and cause many more individuals to be hospitalized every year than bicyclists who sustain head injuries. Yet there is no law MANDATING prevention of their use. Why mandate the use of a helmet when we don’t do anything about more obvious problems?

By: David (The FredCast)

David (The FredCast) — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:04:08 +0000

Sorry, everyone. The Tour of California has taken up all my time. The Spokesmen will be back soon!

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:22:02 +0000

Hi to you all,

Where’s the latest ‘cast got to????

Andy, UK

By: Paul S Johnson

Paul S Johnson — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:32:05 +0000

Sometime ago the Spokesman discussed why it is that cyclists are sometimes perceived as being on the fringes of society. Well, here in the UK yesterday the front page of The Times newspaper read, “Man held over letter bombings is a cyclist”. Is it any wonder that with such poor journalism emanating from a supposed “serious” newspaper, cyclists are perceived as being strange?

By: Kiril, The Cycling Dude

Kiril, The Cycling Dude — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:04:16 +0000

In 4 years of BikeBlogging I’ve seen our Blogging Niche grow, and expand beyond anything I might have imagined.

I’ve only just recently discovered that the lasted addition is Podcasting, something a friend suggested I should try this year.

Looks like I need to add another list to my Sidebar of Resources. ;-D

Y’all shall be the 1st to go there. ;-D

Pardon me while I go set things in motion. ;-D

By: thefredcast

thefredcast — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:44:52 +0000

Chris,

Thanks for the compliment and the constructive criticism. The audio quality of The Spokesmen is one of my pet peeves and I am working on a way to increase to overall audio quality of the show. Thanks for your patience. We’ll get this worked out soon!

David

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:38:28 +0000

Hi guys

Love the podcast and all you discuss… just a minor complaint. Could you and all the spokesmen/women turn off the sound on their PCs/Macs when they are doing the show? I listen at work and I am hearing Skype and google chat new message laerts all the way through the show…

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:02:13 +0000

Sounds like Carlton and Tim have read Robert Hurst’s “The Art of Cycling” (link below). Hurst’s book contains the best discussion of cyclist helmet use I have ever read. Both sides of the debate are covered well – and there was some interesting facts and information I’d never heard before. For example, helmet use can contribute to neck injury (I think Tim may have mentioned that too).

I highly recommend this book for more than just the helmet discussion; I’m just about done with it and am really enjoying it. Heavily footnoted, if you could get a PhD in cycling, this would be one of the primary texts.

Chris
http://suitcaseofcourage.typepad.com

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Cycling-Bicycling-21st-Century-America/dp/0762743166/sr=8-1/qid=1171324569/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-1254673-6601608?ie=UTF8&s=books