[SpuTTer916]

Bush was on the 16th mile of a 17-mile ride when he fell,

"He had minor abrasions and scratches on his chin, upper lip, nose, right hand and both knees,"

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=4&u=/ap/20040522/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_injured

 

[brenth]

from cnn

was wearing a helmet and a mouth guard when he fell.

A mouth guard?

 

[Serial Midget]

Sweet!!! Our first Xtreme President! I wonder if the details are going to be posted on PinkBike?

"Suffice it to say he wasn't whistling show tunes"

EDIT: I'll bet he didn't stop to take pictures either...

 

[COmtbiker12]

"It's been raining a lot and the topsoil is loose," the spokesman said. "You know this president. He likes to go all out. Suffice it to say he wasn't whistling show tunes."

 

[BurlyShirley]

screw that freakin "roadie" john kerry. We've got a MTB president right now!

 

[BurlyShirley]

....and just to add:

Isnt it amazing the lengths candidates will go to, to pick up new voters. Bush must've recognized that Kerry probably has the roadie crowd on his side, so Bush had to pick up the MTB vote to counter:


Politics is AWESOME!

 

[Serial Midget]

Ummm... looks like the pres might be a poser...

LOS ANGELES, CA -- In his speech at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area President George W. Bush mentioned the importance of trails for hiking and biking.

And four mountain bike advocates were among the 30 private citizens invited to the speech in the one of the few national parks were bikes are allowed.

The event was small enough that the advocates were able to talk to the President, the Secretary of the Interior, Gale Norton, and Fran Manella, director of the National Park Service.

"We invited Bush on a mountain bike ride," said Peter Heumann, promoter of the Southern California Bicycle Expo and member of Concerned Off Road Bicyclists Association (CORBA). "He said it's something he has never done, but would like to try."

LINK

 

[johnbryanpeters]

OK, now let's decide what bike he would have been riding.

J

 

[reflux]

Originally posted by johnbryanpeters
OK, now let's decide what bike he would have been riding.

J

Could it be anything other than a Trek?

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I dunno, he's got money, a Titus, maybe? I'm guessing if he wanted to try it it'd be XC rather than FR, but who knows?

 

[SLAYER2003]

I believe he was on a custom ride made from melted gold and other precious metals from Saddams palaces.

 

[Echo]

Originally posted by BurlySurly
....and just to add:

Isnt it amazing the lengths candidates will go to, to pick up new voters. Bush must've recognized that Kerry probably has the roadie crowd on his side, so Bush had to pick up the MTB vote to counter:


Politics is AWESOME!

LOL, I was just thinkin that when I read the story, how they had to point out that Kerry also fell off his bike recently

 

[Toshi]

maybe he and cheney got into a wrestling match and this is a coverup

 

[llkoolkeg]

I dunno...if he doesn't want to appear Bob Dole feeble, I think he should just stick to running. That's twice now somewhat recently that he has fallen off a two-wheeler, once despite the help of a gyroscope. Maybe he has some sort of lingering inner ear infection or something.

 

[splat]

Originally posted by brenth
from cnn


A mouth guard?

It does sound funny , but I know a couple people who wear mouth gaurds , I personally wear a Giro switch blade , because of the mouth protection. I know I wear it because of the Massive amount of dental work I have had done.



But back to the subject!

Somebody has to teach these politicians how to rides bicycles!

 

[jaydee]

The cover story:
Dubbya fell 16 miles into a 17-mile ride and got rashed up.

The real story:
Isn't there a video of Dubbya stacking up after stylin' big air over the Giro peloton last week?

The proof:
Who wears a full-face helmet (mouthguard) on an XC ride?

 

[chicodude]

i think bush is more of a big huck rider.............

 

[Toshi]

Originally posted by jaydee
Who wears a full-face helmet (mouthguard) on an XC ride?

i think "mouthguard" in this case was more like the things that boxers and football players bite down on

 

[jaydee]

Originally posted by Toshi
i think "mouthguard" in this case was more like the things that boxers and football players bite down on

Probably, but it was my theory, so I'm allowed to distort the facts.

 

[Serial Midget]

Originally posted by jaydee
Probably, but it was my theory, so I'm allowed to distort the facts.

I agree - it's not like the administration hasn't distorted a few facts of their own...

 

[MMike]

Well he was going pretty big...

 

[MMike]

it was ugly

 

[MMike]

but soon he'll be back to his old self

 

[McGRP01]

Ha Ha.

 

[stevew]

Kerry was rumored to have said "Did the training wheels fall off?".

 

[Nitromike]

Originally posted by Serial Midget
Ummm... looks like the pres might be a poser...



LINK [/B]

Date of that story ... 9/1/2003


Old news

 

[Spudzie]

More important what kind of bike does Bush ride and was his bike ok???

 

[chicodude]

Originally posted by Nitromike
Date of that story ... 9/1/2003


Old news

gentlemen, we've been played

 

[splat]

Originally posted by stevew
Kerry was rumored to have said "Did the training wheels fall off?".

I herd that too! and he should talk , falling off a road bike.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Originally posted by Toshi
maybe he and cheney got into a wrestling match and this is a coverup

So which one wound up pregnant?

 

[Trunkmonkey]

 

[TN]

i picture him riding a recumbent.

 

[LordOpie]

Originally posted by TN
i picture him riding a recumbent.

The incumbent on a recumbent?

 

[N8 v2.0]

Bush kicks a$$!!!

Riding and taking a spill on a MTB is far better than Flip-Flop Kerry's Roadie wipe out a few weeks ago...

 

[llkoolkeg]

Maybe the Prez should go with a full-face.

 

[N8 v2.0]

Originally posted by Trunkmonkey

Presidential R3sp3ct!!!