Never been hit but close enough to make my hair stand up...and subsequently go deaf and blind for a few minutesDirdir said:I am very scared of lightning, seriously. Just wondering if anyone has ever heard of someone getting hit by lightning while on a ride.
in the 1970's. I got shocked mildly through the bike and felt like I had been holding my finger in the light socket for a while. The sky was dark all around, and the area was flat, up around where the 101 crosses Scottsdale Road now.Dirdir said:I am very scared of lightning, seriously. Just wondering if anyone has ever heard of someone getting hit by lightning while on a ride.
and all along i thought it was because you spent too much time searching the web for porn! my question is: how do you explain those hairy palms?YuriB said:Never been hit but close enough to make my hair stand up...and subsequently go deaf and blind for a few minutes
I did once, and when I got back form the ride, I got a big static shock when I loaded the bike, and then discovered that the CD I had in the stereo was fried and would never play without skipping after that.funboarder1971 said:Has anyone noticed how your bike shocks you at Pima and Dynamite?
When you're underneath the powerlines run your finger lightly on the handlebars or stem (or something like that). Its not much, but its definately electrical!
While loading my motorcycle at P&D I could hear a buzzing coming from my steel loading ramp, my first thought was that I had set the ramp on a bee or some other insect. On closer inspection there was a visible arc between the loading ramp and a bolt on the inside of the tailgate...pretty cool!funboarder1971 said:Has anyone noticed how your bike shocks you at Pima and Dynamite?
When you're underneath the powerlines run your finger lightly on the handlebars or stem (or something like that). Its not much, but its definately electrical!
That would happen on the old powerline climb at the 24hrs of the Old Pueblo course. Makes you think all that juice flowing overhead can't be good for you.funboarder1971 said:Has anyone noticed how your bike shocks you at Pima and Dynamite?
When you're underneath the powerlines run your finger lightly on the handlebars or stem (or something like that). Its not much, but its definately electrical!
Actually, I was planning on doing Kristi's ride tonight, but weather.com shows a sh!tload of activity surrounding Phoenix. I am not sure why she picks Fridays to ride at night because the turnout is usually affected, but unless I see lightning, I should be there at 7:30.skinny-tire said:The only way to address this fear is to go riding in a lightening storm. Have plans tonight?
Disclaimer: This is meant to be a joke, and not a personal observation of your downfalls. If you take this seriosly, FU!