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Old 10-04-18 | 04:04 PM
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From: Keystone Heights, FL

Bikes: 1991 Trek 1200

Originally Posted by philbob57
Seat forward and bars down probably changed the weight distribution. Alas, I forget the math, but it's possible you took weight off the front wheel, which allowed it to slip. Given my forgetting the math, though, you might have actually increased the pressure on the front wheel.
Thanks, for that. I’m on thin wheels & tires which a guy I’ve ridden with a few times has commented on. Maybe that’s it. More weight on such a narrow surface at a sharp angle & the tire just slipped. I was worried that I might have actually rubbed the wheel itself on the asphalt but there is no damage to it. I guess my throwing my leg down as it slipped out from under me just saved it. I rode the same path today and was a lot slower in those turns and had no problem at all. Man, it was the weirdest thing & felt scary as hell.
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