1st crash
05-08-07 | 10:18 PM
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1st crash
Today as i was leaving work I was coming around from our rear drive way and I saw one of our employess by the side door. I was kind of planning on sneaking towards him and then was going to hit the brakes and stop suddenly at around 10 mph and say good bye..Harmless..
My new brakes on my Maring Lucas Valley work real good. So good.. I flew over the handle bars in front of my employee and a couple of co-workers. I felt like the next candiate for Dumb and Dumber 4, I was so embarrassed.
I also had to take my bike later that evening after my commute to have my rear rim trued out. It had a what look like a 1/2" wobble. Looks and feels good as new now after the adjustments. I should just stick to riding from point A to point B, nothing fancy...
My new brakes on my Maring Lucas Valley work real good. So good.. I flew over the handle bars in front of my employee and a couple of co-workers. I felt like the next candiate for Dumb and Dumber 4, I was so embarrassed.
I also had to take my bike later that evening after my commute to have my rear rim trued out. It had a what look like a 1/2" wobble. Looks and feels good as new now after the adjustments. I should just stick to riding from point A to point B, nothing fancy...
05-08-07 | 10:20 PM
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Be careful ... bike spills can lead to broken bones and concussions ... stay focused please!
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05-08-07 | 10:23 PM
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Ooops. Better practice those panic stops. Learn the best way to operate your brakes and that should never happen again!
The front brake is very important, it provides about 75% of your stopping force, but you have to be careful... Make sure you're back on the seat, move back more if possible.
You really should practice so you know exactly how much pressure you can apply to that front brake without locking up the front wheel!
The front brake is very important, it provides about 75% of your stopping force, but you have to be careful... Make sure you're back on the seat, move back more if possible.
You really should practice so you know exactly how much pressure you can apply to that front brake without locking up the front wheel!
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05-08-07 | 10:38 PM
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Better practice those panic stops. Learn the best way to operate your brakes and that should never happen again! You really should practice so you know exactly how much pressure you can apply to that front brake without locking up the front wheel!
Yea- I really am not proud of that spill and glad its behind me and I am ok with just a couple of scratches and bruised pride. I definately will practice and learn to adjust to the bikes features.
05-09-07 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by huhenio
Be careful ... bike spills can lead to broken bones and concussions ... stay focused please!.
yeah i slammed into a curb after i finished my last exam. i was working with 2 hours of sleep,still felt like an idiot
05-09-07 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by briank
Appreciate the wisdom and advice, Thanks!
Yea- I really am not proud of that spill and glad its behind me and I am ok with just a couple of scratches and bruised pride.
Yea- I really am not proud of that spill and glad its behind me and I am ok with just a couple of scratches and bruised pride.
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05-09-07 | 03:23 PM
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When I was in high school in the early '80s, I got a fancy new 12-speed road bike that was better in every way than the one it replaced (which had been stolen). I was most impressed with the brakes — I couldn't believe how strong they were. So I went to the school ball field, where most of my classmates were gathered to watch a track meet or something. And in front of just about everybody, I demonstrated how excellent my new bike and its strong brakes were — by riding full tilt toward a cement wall. The bike stopped dead. I, however, did not.
05-09-07 | 03:29 PM
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I've also found (for me personally, at least) that anytime I think of some "original" slapsticky gag I could perform, that I should instead say something stupid on BF. That way I don't hurt myself
