Penny Farthing vs Courier
Discussion
neilski said:
Most likely the dpd driver saw that he was a hipster and expected him to stop at Whole Foods for a single origin coffee while he shops for some quinoa, kale & avocado.
Not trying to excuse the st DPD driver, but if you will ride a bike without working brakes, you are rather putting yourself in harm's way.
This kind of crash often happens to motorcyclists who've overcooked it, they look at whatever they don't want to hit, fixate on it and then ride into it.
I do think riding a PF on a busy modern high street like that is a brave choice, especially without a helmet. Perhaps on something smaller, more agile and with proper brakes he would have avoided that. Not to excuse the DPD driver, but this trip out, likely to buy vegan moustache wax or some other such frippery, would have ended better were it not undertaken on a PF.
I do think riding a PF on a busy modern high street like that is a brave choice, especially without a helmet. Perhaps on something smaller, more agile and with proper brakes he would have avoided that. Not to excuse the DPD driver, but this trip out, likely to buy vegan moustache wax or some other such frippery, would have ended better were it not undertaken on a PF.
The PF can only be braked from that little rear wheel (not on his one) and the tiny contribution that backpedaling gives.The 'safety bicycle' (Rover?) followed this design as it had equally sized wheels which could stop without the faceplant finishing touch. This guy is a Darwin award winner.
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