How Fast Can You Corner while Riding Through Fallen Leaves?
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Titanium hip fixators are 50% lighter than the stainless steel versions, saving you about 100g
Seriously, sorry to hear you were injured and hope all healed well.
Riding over leaves or any other low friction surface you need to slow down before entering the turn. How much depends on a lot of factors, but caution is advisable. While blasting through dry leaves that accumulate on the street is fun (I'm in my 50s and it is just as much fun as it was when I was 10) they can hide branches, road debris, potholes, grates and other evils. Wet leaves can be a slick as ice. Asking how fast you can corner on them is like asking how fast you can take a corner on a decent. The answer lies in the details and will be different for every encounter.
Seriously, sorry to hear you were injured and hope all healed well.
Riding over leaves or any other low friction surface you need to slow down before entering the turn. How much depends on a lot of factors, but caution is advisable. While blasting through dry leaves that accumulate on the street is fun (I'm in my 50s and it is just as much fun as it was when I was 10) they can hide branches, road debris, potholes, grates and other evils. Wet leaves can be a slick as ice. Asking how fast you can corner on them is like asking how fast you can take a corner on a decent. The answer lies in the details and will be different for every encounter.
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Titanium hip fixators are 50% lighter than the stainless steel versions, saving you about 100g
Seriously, sorry to hear you were injured and hope all healed well.
Riding over leaves or any other low friction surface you need to slow down before entering the turn. How much depends on a lot of factors, but caution is advisable. While blasting through dry leaves that accumulate on the street is fun (I'm in my 50s and it is just as much fun as it was when I was 10) they can hide branches, road debris, potholes, grates and other evils. Wet leaves can be a slick as ice. Asking how fast you can corner on them is like asking how fast you can take a corner on a decent. The answer lies in the details and will be different for every encounter.
Seriously, sorry to hear you were injured and hope all healed well.
Riding over leaves or any other low friction surface you need to slow down before entering the turn. How much depends on a lot of factors, but caution is advisable. While blasting through dry leaves that accumulate on the street is fun (I'm in my 50s and it is just as much fun as it was when I was 10) they can hide branches, road debris, potholes, grates and other evils. Wet leaves can be a slick as ice. Asking how fast you can corner on them is like asking how fast you can take a corner on a decent. The answer lies in the details and will be different for every encounter.
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My Crabon Fibre, Disk Breaked, Walmart special, Titanium Speedster sucks the slippery off the fallen leaves and applies it as lube directly to my chain.
You should try it. It's the best!
You should try it. It's the best!
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I had a close call with a banana peel on my ride today. Very scary! So watch out for those too.
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Gumwall tires take the leafy corners better, based on my expert opinion.
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Leaves are a danger people should take seriously, especially when they are wet. Don;t ask me how I know.....
Also, pines needles and those pesky acorns too.
Also, pines needles and those pesky acorns too.
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