To be fair, if I was riding a freewheel bike with only one brake and the cable snapped, I'd just step on the rear tyre and skid the wheel to a stop. That's just me.
To be fair, if I was riding a freewheel bike with only one brake and the cable snapped, I'd just step on the rear tyre and skid the wheel to a stop.
That's just me.
Max, having seen your quick wit in action in conversation I cannot imagine you actually doing this in time.
It is not the kind of instinctive reaction that people would do in an emergency situation.
How many times have you slowed a bike like this?
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Max, having seen your quick wit in action in conversation I cannot imagine you actually doing this in time.
It is not the kind of instinctive reaction that people would do in an emergency situation.
How many times have you slowed a bike like this?