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From: Nick Finnigan on 12 Apr 2010 12:38 soup wrote: > On 08/04/2010 07:49, Derek C wrote: >> >> because horses go at about the same speed as bikes! > > Yes (up to a point, Canters are in the 10-17 MPH region whilst a gallop > is in the 25-30MPH region), but there are few bicycles where the saddle > is six feet from the ground. There are few horses where the saddle would be 18 hands from the ground if anyone were rash enough to try to mount one.
From: Derek C on 12 Apr 2010 12:44 On 12 Apr, 17:38, Nick Finnigan <n...(a)genie.co.uk> wrote: > soup wrote: > > On 08/04/2010 07:49, Derek C wrote: > > >> because horses go at about the same speed as bikes! > > > Yes (up to a point, Canters are in the 10-17 MPH region whilst a gallop > > is in the 25-30MPH region), but there are few bicycles where the saddle > > is six feet from the ground. > > There are few horses where the saddle would be 18 hands from the ground > if anyone were rash enough to try to mount one. A 'hand' AFAICR is 4 inches. So 18 hands is 72 inches which is 6 feet. Isn't that what the previous poster said? Derek C
From: Alex Potter on 12 Apr 2010 13:54 On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:43:22 -0700, Derek C wrote: > From memory, because I also took mine a long time ago, we had to cycle > fairly slowly through a coned obstacle course without wobbling or > falling off (because riding slowly is more difficult than riding fast), > to demonstrate an emergency stop, to demonstrate that we we could do the > hand signals, and to correctly answer some questions on the Highway > Code. Ours was something similar. Not everyone passed. -- Alex
From: David Hansen on 12 Apr 2010 14:06 On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:58:31 +0100 someone who may be john wright <john(a)pegasus.f2s.com> wrote this:- >> Wouldn't assume any proficiency just because someone has one. > >Even though that's what it's called. I believe it was in Yes Minister that Sir Humphrey said that one should always get the difficult bit into the title, so one could ignore it in the body. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000023_en_8#pt3-pb3-l1g54
From: David Hansen on 12 Apr 2010 14:08
On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:19:06 -0700 (PDT) someone who may be Derek C <del.copeland(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote this:- >All cyclists taking part in bicycle races and triathlons wear helmets, All motorists taking part in car races wear helmets, together with fire resistant clothing and proper seat belts. However, that tells us little about driving to get to the shops or the library, just as cycle racing tells us little about cycling to the shops or the library. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000023_en_8#pt3-pb3-l1g54 |