matticus
Guru
Braking is for girls and losers.
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MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
I was on the Tomahawk!
rogerzilla
Legendary Member
I wonder why the little one was called a Budgie? Surely there must be a small member of the axe family?
figbat
Slippery scientist
- Location
- South Oxfordshire, UK
I had a Chipper.
And of course, for those of us of a certain age would do hanging off the platform of a Routemaster bus providing the conductor was upstairs - !
CharleyFarley
Senior Member
- Location
- Japan
In 65 years of riding bicycles and motorcycles, I've always used both brakes together, and never taken a spill from a skidding rear wheel. One thing I don't do and that is to daydream. I always look ahead so I don't have to slam on the brakes. Of course, there is the sudden unexpected emergency, but then I'm going to hit both brakes, anyway.
matticus
Guru
Is this you?And of course, for those of us of a certain age would do hanging off the platform of a Routemaster bus providing the conductor was upstairs - !
Smokin Joe
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
I very rarely use my rear brake in the dry on either cycle or motorbike.
If possible always brake in a straight line. There are rare exceptions, but require finessing the brake levers to ensure no lockups.
I still remember coming down the twisty road outside Cadwell park, under the trees was large damp patches, I was traveling way too quickly to have much choice other than feathering my disc braked Boardman CX bike. I could feel the rear wheel ever so slightly taking a different line to the rest of the bike in the corners -scary!
I still remember coming down the twisty road outside Cadwell park, under the trees was large damp patches, I was traveling way too quickly to have much choice other than feathering my disc braked Boardman CX bike. I could feel the rear wheel ever so slightly taking a different line to the rest of the bike in the corners -scary!
Punkawallah
Über Member
T4tomo
Legendary Member
when we did it at primary school, one lad's dad had bought him "racer" a couple of weeks before with size enough to grow into. He pulled up to a stop line with rather too much front brake, did an "endo" and crashed back onto the crossbar, crushing his nuts in the process
. he was the only one to fail!
Ian H
Ancient randonneur
They used to make jokes like that in the 1950s.
One of the most fearless descenders I know was, in her youth, a girl.
matticus
Guru
Before my time - tell us some of your favourites, if you can remember them
