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Old 02-23-10, 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Chicagoan
Yeah, but its on the flats, you cant run brakes on the drops when you use track bars, a brake wouldn't have helped, i had no time to react, as she stumbled in front of me
If you had anticipated, you would have had time to react. Isn't that the whole zen philosophy of the fixed-gear crowd, being one with the bike, able to anticipate and react.

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