Was riding a friends MTB on the road and braked...granted, a little firmly...expecting to skid to a stop. Instead, i learned several valuable lessons:
1. Vbrakes can lock the wheel hard compared to the anemic road rim calipers I was familiar with.
2. Knobby, wide tires don’t necessarily skid on rough asphalt.
3. My friend, a motorcyclist, had reversed the brake levers (right lever to front brake).
Endo’d just before a 4-way stop sign, in plain sight of cars in all directions...must have been quite a spectacle. I tore back skin on both forearms near the elbow, and a little on my right knee...not bad, but had to get some stitches. Biggest wound by far was to my ego
