Ridden into by another cyclist

[BentMikey]

and there's no direct relationship between the mass of the bike and 'friction'

posted it about a zillion times now

Do you really think that? Explain please.

 

[gambatte]

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Uh, yawn......STILL AT IT ! Off back to sleep.........

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[BentMikey]

If you don't like it don't read it innit!

 

[BentMikey]

Cupoftea, here's one for you to explain.

Why can my road recumbent significantly outbrake both a road bike and a MTB? It has 406-28 Stelvio road tyres and a front disc brake.

 

[gambatte]

If you don't like it don't read it innit!

We're waiting to see if you can make a dry subject 'sexy'

Sadly you're failing, c'mon guys!!

 

[BentMikey]

I reckon Regina would outstop both a road bike and an MTB, and I know that Valiant's new love of his life stops dead!

Regina is a recumbent trike? Stopping is one of the things recumbent trikes rule at!!!

 

[Tynan]

recumbent?

more weight on the rear wheel? lower centre of gravity?

just for starters

 

[domtyler]

Not sure how much value there is in expanding this 'debate' to include hpv's with three or more wheels, we all know that they have an advantage. The simple fact is that I can stop much quicker on my fixie road bike with 23mm tyres than any MTB can even dream about.

PS, Jacomus, your post above is this ====> WRONG (sorry to nick your technique Mikey! couldn't resist.)

 

[col]

no mention of disc brakes?

Over kill,even more so on the back.

 

[Tynan]

work better in the wet?

 

[gambatte]

work better in the wet?

Than what - and how much wet?

better in mud - yes

 

[Tynan]

I had them on my old bike and found them better in the wet, less water on the discs than the rims

and I had the impression that they performed better over time regarding wear and adjustment

there was a thread on the topic a while ago and I think there was a general consensus that they were a bit better on the road than regular brakes, wether the better was necessary was another matter, I liked them

 

[atbman]

(Atbman) I first deploy the rear parachute, then fire the retro rockets, before applying my 20" carbon fibre disc brake with maxistoppium pads. If there's anyone who can stop their bike from my maximum speed of 304.6mph, I've yet to meet them.

Ne-ne-ne-neh-neh

ah, but what sort of stopping distance do you need?

and what's the tightest corner you can manage?

I thought you'd never ask - or should that be I thought I'd never be asked?

From 304.6mph it takes 'til Tuesday. I can also manage a corner of slightly less than the curvature of the earth. Regrettably, I have been unable to find a public road sufficiently well surfaced and lightly trafficked to carry out definitive tests, but I am sure that, when I have done so, evryone will have gone home or fallen asleep, so there will be no witnesses to my remarkable achievement.

So I'm not going to bother

 

[Tynan]

very good

I got a lift once from a RAF figther pilot, very good bloke, he'd flown Lightnings

'brilliant plane, no good at corners though'

 

[BentMikey]

recumbent?

more weight on the rear wheel? lower centre of gravity?

just for starters

Yes, but you're largely sensible. I wanted cupoftea to explain!