Originally Posted by
nervgs
>> If you reached the point of no return, why are you still in the saddle?
I have no idea what you mean by this, can you explain your question?
-glenn
Plan B was to avoid the pothole. What was your plan C if you couldn't avoid the pothole?
(At the very least, get out of the saddle, keep a firm (but not death) grip on the handlebars, keep your elbows and knees bent, and stay loose and absorb the impact. And yes, someone will reply bunnyhop.)
Don't get me wrong. Last time I flatted on a pothole was January a couple of years ago. I thought I could ride through a cluster of five potholes. Missed four of five.
Two Star Wars quotes came to mind as I fixed my flat, for the first four potholes:
"I missed them. I MISSED THEM!"
"Great kid, don't get cocky."
What should have been going through my mind when I saw the cluster of potholes:
"
Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating a pothole field is approximately 3,720 to 1
."
And of course, the song "Out of the Saddle Again"
-mr. bill