Newbies be warned.

Just been for a ride and the Autumn leaves are starting to fall.

Newbies remember, LEAVES + MOISTURE = VERY VERY SLIPPERY.

Take care.

Originally Posted by Tomis

Just been for a ride and the Autumn leaves are starting to fall.

Newbies remember, LEAVES + MOISTURE = VERY VERY SLIPPERY.

Take care.

+1 watch out for the back end kicking out on you

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Originally Posted by lylej

+1 watch out for the back end kicking out on you

and if its your first winter commuting, braking whilst filtering on those wet white lines when someone changes lane without bothering to look infront of you.

[Bluepete]

Oh, and watch out for the sun going down, it will get dark.....

Originally Posted by BluePete

Oh, and watch out for the sun going down, it will get dark.....

does blind you a bit though...

As above.But dont you just love those manhole covers that are right on your riding line.NOT

Originally Posted by BluePete

Oh, and watch out for the sun going down, it will get dark.....

No need for sarcasm!

If someone had told me when I was sixteen about bright sunny days in Autumn with tree lined shaded bends it would have saved me a bent frame.

[Bluepete]

Darwins theory of evolution in action

Originally Posted by Tomis

No need for sarcasm!

If someone had told me when I was sixteen about bright sunny days in Autumn with tree lined shaded bends it would have saved me a bent frame.

Ah, but would you have listened? And would you be so careful in those shaded bends now if you had never bent that frame? Sometimes newbies need to crash! .....

....but for christs sakes do it in a manner where you can get up unaided, pick up the bike, then call yourself a pr1ck.

[Luckypants]

Well I was having fun on the acorns and hazelnuts behaving like marbles under the tyres last night.