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Old 07-24-18, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Abu Mahendra
You locked the rear wheel with one finger? You locked the rear wheel with one finger with wet rims/brake pads from the rain? If water acts are a lubricant between the wheel and the road, it also acts likewise between the rim and the brakepad.
Its easy to do if you don't have traction. (if there is oil mixed with water, pavement can be almost as slick as ice)

I tested this many times after the crash, it was indeed quite easy to lock the rear wheel on wet roads, with those tires. (V-brakes still stop quite well even with wet rims in my experience)
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