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Old 11-10-08 | 09:26 PM
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Mr. Underbridge
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From: Reston, VA

Bikes: 2003 Giant OCR2

Originally Posted by Yan
Why don't you folks just slow down for that hairpin?
Well, you know, that's probably occurred to us. Problem is even at low speed, you can still wipe out. I lost it at under 10mph. Between the tight turning radius, steep descent, and reverse banking, there's basically no safe speed if you hit anything that could make you lose traction. Particularly on skinnies.

I've started cutting off the tightest part of the turn by drifting into the left lane, which helps for stability, but that's about all you can do short of dismounting.
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