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Front brake + wet = Whoops!
Riding home today down Blackburn, front brake felt a bit squishy so
pulled over, whipped out mult-tool and re-adjusted. Really must be a bit more pro-active about that. A neighbour I work with pulled over on his way home to check I was OK. How nice :-) So after reassuring my neighbour that all's dandy I jump back on my bike and peddle off. For those of you who don't know Blackburn Road, there's a pretty steep bit which even a slow coach like me can hit 70+, not that I do that in the wet. Oh no, I ride the brake down the hill in the wet. Lately I've taken to using just the front brake. So I was whizzing down the road, gently riding the brake and ..... WHOOOOOPS nice big front wheel slide! Well not too big, as soon as I felt it go my hand flew off the brake. More fear than judgement I fancy. Quickly jumped on the rear and used a gentle combination to ease my way down the rest of the hill. There's a heart starter for you! Not to self, front brake only when it's DRY, when wet use both :-) -- Cheers | ~~ __@ Euan | ~~ _-\, Melbourne, Australia | ~ (*)/ (*) |
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Front brake + wet = Whoops!
On 2005-08-09, Euan (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: Not to self, front brake only when it's DRY, when wet use both :-) Thanks for the tip. The radar says I may be able to go home soon, but I want to get home before a friend of mine starts the burn sequence in less than an hour. Still haven't actually worked out where he's sitting in the Mission Control Centre though. Been spending all night trying to search for a floor plan of MCC. -- TimC I like the US government, makes the Aussie one look less dumb and THAT is a pretty big effort. -- Craig Small |
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Front brake + wet = Whoops!
Euan Wrote: Riding home today down Blackburn, front brake felt a bit squishy s pulled over, whipped out mult-tool and re-adjusted. Really must be bit more pro-active about that A neighbour I work with pulled over on his way home to check I was OK How nice :- So after reassuring my neighbour that all's dandy I jump back on m bik and peddle off. For those of you who don't know Blackburn Road there' a pretty steep bit which even a slow coach like me can hit 70+, no tha I do that in the wet. Oh no, I ride the brake down the hill in th wet Lately I've taken to using just the front brake. So I was whizzin dow the road, gently riding the brake and ..... WHOOOOOPS nice big fron wheel slide Well not too big, as soon as I felt it go my hand flew off the brake More fear than judgement I fancy. Quickly jumped on the rear and use gentle combination to ease my way down the rest of the hill. There's heart starter for you Not to self, front brake only when it's DRY, when wet use both :- - Cheers | ~~ __ Euan | ~~ _-\ Melbourne, Australia | ~ (*)/ (*) Heh, I thought you were going to say you'd forgotten to do up th brake or something and ended up going down brakeless. I've had tha happen to me a few times after unlocking my bike. Jumped on and starte riding only to realise after a few hundred meters that someone ha undone a wheel or undone both my brakes. Nasty :| -- SomeGuy |
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