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Old 05-19-08 | 10:12 AM
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Bikes: Custom Winter, Challenge Seiran SL, Fuji Team Pro, Cattrike Road/Velokit, РOS hybrid

Originally Posted by PaPa
White knuckled navigation generally isn't responsible for flipping a tad - inexperience, combined with sampling foolish velocities well above the trikes's designed envelope certainly is.
I flipped mine due to inexperience -- I entered a corner too steep and then did a couple quick overcorrections that sealed my fate. Having had a chance to improve my riding skills, I can go much faster on much more difficult roads without trouble. A tadpole is a total blast to take down a steep descent with lots of hairpin turns.

Although tadpoles are great at lower speeds, I think that racing bikes handle better and feel more secure at high speeds. Much easier to do heavy braking or control a crash.
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