"Oh Shit" moments...

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  • Yesterday i was riding down a pretty steep hill on a spinny gear (46:17) with my new speedometer i was surprised to see i was doing 33mph with that gear, while trying to multy task i didn't see a pot hole coming, just got the front wheel over but the rear went in and bucked me up in the air by like 1ft, fucking hurt my ass, managed to stay on somehow.

    not to self, look a head before looking down. Stupid is as stupid dose.

  • 46:17 is small? Are you an alias of Hulk Rogan?

    I've managed 62kph (40mph) on 36:13. Worst bit was that I couldn't see where I was going due to my eyes watering so much

  • spinny-ish then?

  • Perfect for road, unless you're training for big races.

  • with a 25c tyre 36:13 is 2 GI more than 46:17...

  • I ride 23c. 72"

  • All depends on tires too... 52/18 on fat low pressure 1KG a piece studded tires feels an awful lot like 52/16 on skinny tires.. ;)

  • For the first time in about a year i wish i had/needed a front brake...

    just had my first club ride with a bunch of roadies while i was om my brakeless Dolan, was generally okay, until we had to climb this stupidly steep hill then come down the other side with some really sharp windy steep bends, really muddy and icey, pretty much locking up the rear wheel for like 100 metres half way down the hill but not slowing down, one corner was just to steep and to sharp, weight right over the rear while skidding/drifting around, ended up just going right up the bank and falling on the road, did another 15 or so miles with blood pouring out my knee.

    not a nice feeling when you actually can't stop.

  • You always needed the brake, you have now had this confirmed.

    Heal up fast.

  • Love it, winter club run brakless.

    Surprised they let you tag along.

  • Thanks James, just a deep graze, nothing serious.

    I was alone when i actually fell, apparently every one else was hard on the brakes going down at walking speed. but no one warned me it was coming up!

    Not sure some even knew what i was riding, one guy thought i had a kick back hub, one guy thought it was SS, then another kept telling me to freecoast on the hills i didn't need to pedal so fast.

  • "For the first time in about a year i wish i had/needed a front brake...

    just had my first club ride with a bunch of roadies while i was om my brakeless Dolan, was generally okay, until we had to climb this stupidly steep hill then come down the other side with some really sharp windy steep bends, really muddy and icey, pretty much locking up the rear wheel for like 100 metres half way down the hill but not slowing down, one corner was just to steep and to sharp, weight right over the rear while skidding/drifting around, ended up just going right up the bank and falling on the road, did another 15 or so miles with blood pouring out my knee.

    not a nice feeling when you actually can't stop."

    Been there, seen it, done that, bought the t-shirt, not to mention new tights and front rim for my bike. Just take the pain. Think of it as part of the natural selection process; eventually you'll learn to master the technique, or, as the case might be, kill yourself trying. Don't let stupid little things like safety and common sense restrict your life.

    /Sarcasm.

    I do virtually all my riding brake-free, except for pub cruising, and wouldn't change it for the world. I know it makes absolutely no sense, but does it have to? It's all part of the game.

  • "Surprised they let you tag along."

    +1

  • Thanks James, just a deep graze, nothing serious.

    I was alone when i actually fell, apparently every one else was hard on the brakes going down at walking speed. but no one warned me it was coming up!

    Not sure some even knew what i was riding, one guy thought i had a kick back hub,** one guy thought it was SS**, then another kept telling me to freecoast on the hills i didn't need to pedal so fast.

    they thought you were SS no brakes and allowed you on the ride, not sure who was more stupid

  • Just the one guy riding behind noticed no gears and assumed SS. oddly no one said a thing before we started.

  • clubs will assume you turn up with a road legal, well maintained bike. i have never been on a club run where someone goes and inspects to make sure that no one is planning on riding a bike that does not meet minimum standards of roadworthiness.

  • Chill man, not like i turned up on a death trap, i do maintain my bike and ride it every day without a problem.

  • "Clubs will assume you turn up with a road legal [read safe], well maintained bike."

    This.

  • Watch out people, it's the LFGSS road safety police, /sarcasm

    ride what you want, i rode a ssmtb with a rear brake for most of last year as a runaround, in terms of legality, it's no different from riding brakeless, i haven't been killed yet but i was hit by a van quite hard a couple weeks ago, in my opinion it doesnt matter if i had brakes or not the van was going to hit me, it just makes everything look worse if your bike isn't 'road legal' i mean i used to ride brakeless daily about 2 years ago now but it's a lot of hassle, i'm currently riding fixed with a front brake but i only use the brake when a) i feel lazy, or b) emergency use

  • I don't think sarcasm is being deployed, just people pointing out the obvious.

  • Ride what you want, unless you're in a group of geared riders In the middle of winter.

  • The point being that clubs tend to ride in quite tight grouping. Last thing you want is the person behind rear-ending you because they haven't got any brakes. Especially on a morning like this with a bit of ice on the roads, the group might need to slow down unexpectedly.

    If you want to ride brakeless on your own thats fine, your call, but if you're riding in a group then you owe some responsibility to those you ride with.

  • Out on the road bike yesterday, 70 miles in and 10 miles from home. Grumpy and starting to feel the cold i began to think what i was going to have for lunch. I did have that chicken than needed eating up, but what to have with it? Garlic Bread? Is that a good combination?

    As i came round from my poultry induced fantasies i noticed my bike was trying to mate with my friends rear tire. I stared at this for a few seconds before i hit the deck. Luckily i didn't take my mate out with me.

  • "... Last thing you want is the person behind rear-ending you because..."

    Last thing you want is the person behind rear ending you for whatever reason, unless of course you're so inclined.

  • Very true, but functional brakes certainly limit the potential for this to happen.

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