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@Jimmy_Fingers
11am and still ice lurking in the shadows and traffic-lite areas. Got me this morning on a slow-left hander. Suddenly no rear wheel. Went from the vertical to horizontal very quickly: at least when you come off at speed you hit the ground at more of an angle, and usually are lower to the ground when the tyre lets go. Now I now how pro-wrestlers feel