Tip for today : choose your lines carefully...

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Tip for today : choose your lines carefully...

Post by Dave »

Just went for a wee lunchtime run on the bike.
Mostly on B and unlisted roads.

Often the middle third of my lane had a covering of slime, many times it had a positive ridge of mud/gravel/grit.

At times the right and left "thirds" had when ranged from a thin coating of slime to a thick well mashed layer of very slippery stuff.

Moving across the lane had to be done very carefully, many times I chose not to take the normal riding line but to hold position on the "third" I was on.

Even gently rolling on/off the throttle can have the rear wheel sliding.

Having this run with daylight encouraged a bit more progress that my morning/evening commute in the dark, I am not sure if daylight helped me or not !?

In saying all this, I have enjoyed the runs this year...all of them, in daylight or dark :biggrin2
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Re: Tip for today : choose your lines carefully...

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I used to love cold winter runs but I honestly can't be hooped anymore.

Wet runs are still good fun (although interesting with SC's) but the cold, slimy, salty, wintery days can bugger off.

I'm a wimp. :oops
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The main problem with riding at this time of year is the state that all your gear and the bike gets in. Just look at the state of my boots from just commuting every day.
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Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian) wrote:The main problem with riding at this time of year is the state that all your gear and the bike gets in. Just look at the state of my boots from just commuting every day.

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Wet wipes :2up
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Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian) wrote:The main problem with riding at this time of year is the state that all your gear and the bike gets in. Just look at the state of my boots from just commuting every day.

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Jet wash! Hell, i'll even volunteer my services. :arse
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