Originally Posted by
Witterings
I love the way people that weren't there, haven't seen what the ground is like, have absolutely no idea what speed you were doing nor how tight the bend is and yet they suddenly become the overriding expert on exactly what happened on that particular ride
They don't even ask the question ... have you ever taken that route before .... probably assuming you haven't and it's a new ride ....
I take that route and that exact bend every single week and and have been through there at least 150 times so if my judgement is so skewed as you're suggesting how come the 1st 150+ times of taking the exact same corner were OK.
Sorry if my post seems a little strong in response but yours just seemed like you're the divine authority on a situation in which you weren't even present.
You explained the situation and asked your question so why are you dissatisfied with the answers? Many of us have been in exactly your situation before. We don’t have to experience the same turn under the same conditions as you do to know what happened. Your situation is not all that unique.
As to going through somewhere 150+ times, you really shouldn’t expect it to be the same every time you are there. Conditions change constantly. Your tires might be just a fraction more smooth then they were at the 149th time. The soil might be a little drier than it was on the 88th time. The dirt might be a little deeper than it was on the 113th time. You might have been leaned over a little more than the 140th time. There’s a whole host of variables that combine each time you go through and you just happened to hit the wrong combination. Front wheel washouts are difficult to deal with and difficult to control once they happen. You are likely to be on the ground before you know that you are headed that way.
But, if you ask for help figuring out what you did, don’t shoot the messenger when you get advice you don’t like.