morning ride
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morning ride
While I was out for a ride this morning along the coast road outside Stinson Beach, I came to a curve with a single skid mark that went over the side. Cliff side, and it's a long way down straight to the sea. Kinda tweaked my melon but I enjoyed the rest of my ride all the same. A panic brake, stomping on the rear rarely ends well, brakes are not your friend in that situation.
I did stop to look, no one there. I'm not that cavalier.
I did stop to look, no one there. I'm not that cavalier.
Last edited by twist; 04-11-2013 at 09:46 PM.
#2
I would have to agree, on the PANIC rear brake process... I would think there is at least a single skid mark -off every curve of the Tail of the Dragon..
Someone's sacrifice, is a good reminder..
Someone's sacrifice, is a good reminder..
#3
Good argument for linked brakes. I was at an outdoor cafe one summer day and heard what sounded like a 20 sec skid.
Turned out to be a 300+lb guy on a hog. He panic braked just the rear which barely slowed him.
He was ok, only grazed the stopped car.
But yeah, twist, I always say "the wolf is always at the door". In life but especially on a bike.
Turned out to be a 300+lb guy on a hog. He panic braked just the rear which barely slowed him.
He was ok, only grazed the stopped car.
But yeah, twist, I always say "the wolf is always at the door". In life but especially on a bike.
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Good argument for linked brakes. I was at an outdoor cafe one summer day and heard what sounded like a 20 sec skid.
Turned out to be a 300+lb guy on a hog. He panic braked just the rear which barely slowed him.
He was ok, only grazed the stopped car.
But yeah, twist, I always say "the wolf is always at the door". In life but especially on a bike.
Turned out to be a 300+lb guy on a hog. He panic braked just the rear which barely slowed him.
He was ok, only grazed the stopped car.
But yeah, twist, I always say "the wolf is always at the door". In life but especially on a bike.
#5
Actually sometimes it's not so much the brakes as target fixation, since you go where you look the last step is to slam the brakes cause you have already f###ked up any chance of getting her turned.
I watched my wife do this many years ago and she was a trained rider but she fixed on the outside of the corner and at the last minute tried to stand it up and locked the rear wheel equal skidmark.
I watched my wife do this many years ago and she was a trained rider but she fixed on the outside of the corner and at the last minute tried to stand it up and locked the rear wheel equal skidmark.
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Actually sometimes it's not so much the brakes as target fixation, since you go where you look the last step is to slam the brakes cause you have already f###ked up any chance of getting her turned.
I watched my wife do this many years ago and she was a trained rider but she fixed on the outside of the corner and at the last minute tried to stand it up and locked the rear wheel equal skidmark.
I watched my wife do this many years ago and she was a trained rider but she fixed on the outside of the corner and at the last minute tried to stand it up and locked the rear wheel equal skidmark.
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