GrasB
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You'd go nuts in the car I'm leasing at the moment. You press the handbrake button to apply the handbrake but you don't that button to release the handbrake!
Car is dead, so back to cycling!
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glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
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GrasB
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Press handbrake button to engage handbrake. To release, firmly press the brake pedal, apply throttle and then release the foot brake.
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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Anyone seen Matthew's video of him running out of fuel, and pushing...
GrasB
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Total of 3 working cars:How many cars have you got ? More than bikes I think.
Fiat 'cento - rally/sprint car
Ultima CanAM - track day epicness
TBD - Pan-European cruiser
There's the possibility of a 4th if I've totalled a 'cento chassis... again
. Actually I've only totalled 1 'cento chassis, which was a major oops on my part, it's just some weren't straight to start with.Bikes in UK:
Burls TT/Aero Road
Chinese carbon fixed gear TT
M5 Low Racer
M5 Mid-Racer carbon
Custom built low-racer
KMX Cobra trike
In Itally:
high/mid racer I can't remember the name of
Cervelo aero road bike
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Matthew_T
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[QUOTE 3182417, member: 30090"]What do you use the car for @Matthew_T ?
And why did you start using your car instead of your bike?[/QUOTE]
It was primarily to go to college on bad days through winter (I got the car in November). But then my friends wanted to go places and do things. So we just want around in the car for a bit.
But now I require a plan to be conjured up so that I am not just wasting fuel and we actually plan somewhere to go.
And why did you start using your car instead of your bike?[/QUOTE]
It was primarily to go to college on bad days through winter (I got the car in November). But then my friends wanted to go places and do things. So we just want around in the car for a bit.
But now I require a plan to be conjured up so that I am not just wasting fuel and we actually plan somewhere to go.
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
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Ah, that sounds like electronic gubbins are involved. Mine was the old-fashioned 'fly-off' handbrake in one of these:
You pulled the lever up as far as you could then pressed the button to lock it. To release it you pulled the lever up, the button disengaged itself and you then droppped the lever. It also meant you could do cracking handbrake turns without the fear of the handbrake locking on.
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GrasB
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A simple handbrake turn can be mastered with a conventional cable pull handbrake but nothing gets close to a proper long-reach hydraulic fly-off handbrake. With those you have the feel & modulation to do increasing or decreasing radius turns or mid-corner trail braking without washing out the front of the car.
GrasB
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Well the stock 'cento handbrake is so c*** that doing a handbrake turn is on-nigh impossible. As for a proper hydraulic handbrake, well he'll have to work out how to rework the entire braking system before he can install one else he'll get some interesting results, like most cars the 'cento employs a cross wheel circuit layout so on circuit failure you still have one front brake.
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
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Aye but there's always that risk of the thumb slipping off the button and the brakes staying ratcheted on - embarrassing at the very least. That's why fly-off handbrakes were offered on some cars.
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Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
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It isnt, trust me.
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Matthew_T
"Young and Ex-whippet"
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- Prestatyn, North Wales
Dont worry, I got the nack of handbrake turns pretty quick.
