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10-05-09, 10:47 PM
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Kneedown: a cautionary tale
I've noticed I've been riding a bit cautiously recently so I got the bike out yesterday to do a bit of cornering work on some roundabouts. The one I usually use had a horse wandering around on it so I tried another:
 Firstly I usually do a lap around to check the surface and for loose debris. All clear, so I picked up the pace and stuck a knee out then all of a sudden the handlebars almost shake out of my hands, the frontwheel leaves the tarmac and I somehow manage to keep the bike upright.  oh snap didn't see this I must have been looking on the inside and failed to spot this when my speed and turning circle radius increased. This thing was 5-6cm long.  White mark on the left where my front hit it. It was the closest I've come to dropping a bike on public roads. |
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10-05-09, 10:58 PM
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Re: Kneedown: a cautionary tale
looks like you were lucky to keep it upright after hitting that.
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10-05-09, 11:22 PM
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Re: Kneedown: a cautionary tale
Bugger me how did you miss that! Glad you stayed upright dude would have been a shame to drop your bike.. FIND SOME SHELL GRIP and play knee down in the rain xD
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10-05-09, 11:22 PM
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Re: Kneedown: a cautionary tale
why didn't you remove it after you noticed it... and took a photo of it...
school boy error... Sorry... just had to..
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10-05-09, 11:25 PM
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Re: Kneedown: a cautionary tale
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10-05-09, 11:25 PM
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still in his pants.... 
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10-05-09, 11:26 PM
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