White lines

skidding on white lines in the wet? Recently I've pulled some foolhardy skids on wet tarmac, where my back wheel nearly overtakes my front. I'd never ever skid on a wet white line, that spells instant death!

not really. if i see that i'm coming up to a junction and i'm going to have to stop i usually go for the fat white line between the bus lane and the road and sllllllllide gracefully to stop. it's fun, doesn't wear out your tyres and helps give you an idea of just how much or little grip there is. helps with the fear to know just how slipery they are. i don't really seek them out when riding fast in the wet. it's fun trying to stay skidding on the line for as long as possible. because so little back pressure is needed to lock up on them, if you slip off onto that grippy stuff they put before junctions the difference in so marked that it usually forces you straight out of the skid.