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Old 04-03-11 | 06:43 PM
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HillRider
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Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

Originally Posted by FBinNY
Seriously, wheel lockup of the type described here is of zero concern.
Well, I've had it happen once but it was under extraordinary circumstances and it didn't produce a sudden stop.

I was on a tour with three other riders and we started up a hill that had "Men Working" signs and a flag man at the bottom. We asked if the road was passable and he it was being resurfaced but we should be ok and he let us go on.

At first we were on a delightful glass-smooth brand new surface but as we climbed the hill the surface got hotter and stickier as we went. As we caught sight of the paving crew, we noticed our tires getting bigger and bigger and harder to pedal until a few feet later they wouldn't turn at all. The hot asphalt had built up until it began to rub on the fork crown and brake bridge and we were stopped dead. It took about a half hour with pocket knives, multi-tools and whatever we could find to scrape off the accumulation and be able to ride again. We road the rest of the way up the hill on the grass beside the new pavement.
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