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Originally Posted by ChrisCurvyS

Can't be fun but at least it's a tale to tell the grandkids. So what caused you to lose the back end?

I had some relatively square tyres, been meaning to change them but other things kept breaking and i fixed them instead. Went into a left hand corner and leant off the bike but wasn't really going fast enough but leant over a bit more and i hit that bit of tyre where the square hits the curve and equals zero grip. It slipped out immediately, no warning, no skid mark on the road, so little tyre was in contact it just went.

Jeez, GWS mate.

[Bibio]

so it's time for a trike then...

GWS bud

GWS man, it could have been sooo much worse!

[ChrisCurvyS]

Originally Posted by TheOnlyNemesis

I had some relatively square tyres, been meaning to change them but other things kept breaking and i fixed them instead. Went into a left hand corner and leant off the bike but wasn't really going fast enough but leant over a bit more and i hit that bit of tyre where the square hits the curve and equals zero grip. It slipped out immediately, no warning, no skid mark on the road, so little tyre was in contact it just went.

Bad luck but at least it's something we can all learn from. You're persumably a pretty experienced rider (judging by bike/join date) so I didn't think it would be one of the usual mistakes.

My back tyre's got a bit squared recently and I've noticed it locking under heavy braking where the centre of the tread is worn. Didn't really think it could affect grip when the bike's leant over till I read that and thought about it - will bear that in mind.

GWS mate anyway.

GWS anyway.

GWS mate

[Fallout]

Chiming in with another GWS mate. Show us your plaster boots when you got em!

Originally Posted by Bibio

so it's time for a trike then...

GWS bud

I was hoping you'd pop up Bibio

Originally Posted by ChrisCurvyS

Bad luck but at least it's something we can all learn from. You're persumably a pretty experienced rider (judging by bike/join date) so I didn't think it would be one of the usual mistakes.

My back tyre's got a bit squared recently and I've noticed it locking under heavy braking where the centre of the tread is worn. Didn't really think it could affect grip when the bike's leant over till I read that and thought about it - will bear that in mind.

GWS mate anyway.

GWS anyway.

Being Stu's best mate all I can do I laugh about the first bit.

Bit, you're right, we can all learn from this, check your tyres and if the are "telling" you something, listen!

[_Stretchie_]

So when do we start the rebuild?