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Old 10-30-17 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by fietsbob
the sharp corner may have been the problem, Paint does not help or steel plates & manhole covers..

Had some rain on the ride a week ago and almost went down on the paint. I was starting at a light and across the intersection I had to decide to ride either left or right of the paint. I was indecisive and eventually decided to go from left side to right, skidded on the paint. Fortunately I was somewhat ready for it and was able to keep it up.

I did go straight down once crossing an area that was pretty much always wet and I think there was algae on the road due to the wetness. The wet area was no more than 3 feet long but it was like I never knew what happened. Once second riding the next skidding down the road.

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