Originally Posted by waterrockets

Descent to a low water crossing. Left side of the road is only 7" deep, but mossy as hell. Well, the cars drag the water up the road a little further than normal. I have all my braking done before I get to the water, but the longer descent speeds me back up. I gently touched the front brake, and the front wheel goes out like I'm riding on an oil slick. This was at about 8 mph.