Thread: Darwin and the skid patch
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Old 06-05-06 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by powers2b
The problem for the OP becomes what to do once the tire blows half way down the hill.
Ride it out and hope the tire doesn't come off the rim and wrap around the cog/axle.
Keep skidding and scuff the rim up.
(I am assuming brakeless)

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Meh. I've blown a tube/tire in mid-skid, and that bunch of rubber acts as a tremendously effective brake. You just kinda stop.
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