Oh c**p! No brakes.

[4F]

My only brake failure was whilst driving. Going downhill to a crossroads with a set of traffic lights on red, I put foot on brake to find nothing happened apart from brake fluid pouring over my feet. Split second to decide what I was going to do involved overtaking the stationery car and going through the lights on red, luckily there was nothing coming .......

 

[Matthames]

Descending Cheddar gorge only to realise that I was too hot in the approach to the steepest part, which is a nasty s-bend. I then just grab a handful of brake just to scrub off as much speed as possible, rear wheel just locks up and the speed doesn't drop as fast as I would like with a 400ft cliff face fast approaching. Thankfully I was just able to bring the bike to a stand short of doing a Wile e coyote impression.

 

[Donger]

Descending Cheddar gorge only to realise that I was too hot in the approach to the steepest part, which is a nasty s-bend. I then just grab a handful of brake just to scrub off as much speed as possible, rear wheel just locks up and the speed doesn't drop as fast as I would like with a 400ft cliff face fast approaching. Thankfully I was just able to bring the bike to a stand short of doing a Wile e coyote impression.

Yes, I've done that one with my brakes squealing, too. Seem to remember hoardes of walkers drifting around aimlessly in the road, oblivious to the danger. It's worth the scare on the way back for the chance to do that climb though.

 

[Matthew_T]

An old video but still very lucky I didnt hit any cars.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=658VvsPqQBo