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Old 04-08-14 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by jonwvara
On quite a few other occasions, I've been doing slow 360-degree circles in the middle of a deserted road--basically going from one shoulder to the other--while marking time and waiting for a riding companion to catch up. (I do that because I'm too lazy to unclip or take my feet out of the toe straps). But as I've demonstrated several times while doing so, it's surprising easy to oversteer, make the front wheel stop dead, and fall off in a really comical ultra-low-speed crash. It always happens just as the person I was waiting for catches up to me.
Was about to mention the exact same experience ...

Originally Posted by jonwvara
But I always maintain my dignity.
... but I never really succeed at this. How does one do that?
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