pinky
06-29-03, 05:49 PM
alright was pushing a downhill today, and start having my rear wheel skid on me when i was at a rather high cadence. was rather disconcerting, anyone have this happen to them before any way to avoid it?
Road Cycling - rear wheel skid issue
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roadfix
06-29-03, 05:58 PM
you mean lose grip on a turn at high speed while pedaling???
F1_Fan
06-29-03, 07:00 PM
Originally posted by pinky
alright was pushing a downhill today, and start having my rear wheel skid on me when i was at a rather high cadence. was rather disconcerting, anyone have this happen to them before any way to avoid it?
What?!?
If you're talking cornering then... don't pedal in a corner. If you're riding in a straight line then that's the freakiest thing I've heard of. How smooth is your spin?
alright was pushing a downhill today, and start having my rear wheel skid on me when i was at a rather high cadence. was rather disconcerting, anyone have this happen to them before any way to avoid it?
What?!?
If you're talking cornering then... don't pedal in a corner. If you're riding in a straight line then that's the freakiest thing I've heard of. How smooth is your spin?
dexmax
06-29-03, 07:14 PM
downhill.. skid while pedalling? you must be very strong!!
velo
06-29-03, 07:14 PM
That is odd that your wheel is skipping on a straightaway. The one thing I can think that it could be is that you're ridding with your tires at too high of a pressure. What pressure are you riding them at? What's the max. pressure?
Prosody
06-29-03, 07:39 PM
If it was a steep hill, maybe your weight was too far forward. Try scooting your read end backwards.
mechBgon
06-29-03, 07:50 PM
I've had the rear end of the bike literally hop off the ground at a cadence of 180rpm (guess I'll never be a track racer :p) and that's what I suspect Pinky means.
Either coast, smooth your spin, or get a higher gear on your bike, those are the solutions I can think of :)
Either coast, smooth your spin, or get a higher gear on your bike, those are the solutions I can think of :)
pinky
06-30-03, 05:46 AM
It happened when I was going straight down a hill. From reading the responses I'm thinking its a combination of sloppy spinning, the lack of high gear on my bike (its a 7-speed Novarro Randonee :( ) and not putting enough weight over my rear wheel when I move into an aero position. Looks like its more justification for more riding and practicing :)