Re: Engineering 101 - Was:[ST] New Member

[John <colt4530@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The handle bar held the frame high enough to keep it off of your leg?

Do you have frame sliders?  How did they do? 

>
>Now the physics tie-in; my wife, upon hearing of the accident, asked me "How
>is it possible for your leg not to be crushed under the bike?"  My response
>- I'm not sure.  I don't remember pushing off or recoiling; in fact, I don't
>really even remember going down.  I just remember being down and wondering
>why my bike was sliding off in front of me.  I _do_ remember the sound of my
>bike sliding; almost as bad as the sound of the drill in the dentist's
>office.
>
>I also don't recall seeing any posts about people going down and being
>trapped under their bikes, so it seems like it is uncommon.  Anyone care to
>post a theorem on the physics of a low-side?
>
>Thanks,
>  - Dave
>
>Soon-to-be repaired '03 ST in North Georgia
>Trying desperately to get the sound of grinding plastic and metal out of my
>head... :(
>
>
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