Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]
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Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
Sounds much the same as here then. Just done around 23 miles. Very murky, humid and drizzly. Roads are greasy after the long dry spell. Came round a corner to find a guy with his motorbike lying on it's side. He had come off at one of the corners. He was ok but was waiting on a pal coming to pick him up. I noticed my bike having a little slide too when I used a bit too much rear brake at one point.
stevey
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- Location
- sutton coldfield
Lightining and all sorts down here glad i went out last night 
Hopefully wont last though
Hopefully wont last though
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Stuck to my plan and just did a 23 mile loop this morning. Legs are still a bit heavy but still managed to put in a little bit of effort and glad to see my speed coming back up again after all the climbing.
Cheered myself up by comparing the first time I did this loop last September with today's ride and found I had done it about 25 minutes faster.
9/9/2012 http://app.strava.com/activities/21336208
Today http://app.strava.com/activities/69142908
Cheered myself up by comparing the first time I did this loop last September with today's ride and found I had done it about 25 minutes faster.
9/9/2012 http://app.strava.com/activities/21336208
Today http://app.strava.com/activities/69142908
themosquitoking
Guru
- Location
- Spain
Were they both very sweaty? Could have been us if they were.
Supersuperleeds
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- Location
- Leicester
You'll be fine. You can only get so wet and at least it is warm, just take it steady on corners and watch out for the painted lines and drain covers.
Goldcoast
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- Location
- Clacton on Sea
I love riding in summer rain, not sure about the thunder & lightning though.
That was my initial thought too
Strange thing weather forecast, this morning was showing a 99% chance of rain, now it has dropped to 0% Looking out the window just started pouring ... lol.
SWSteve
Guru
- Location
- Bristol...ish
You use your rear brake!
Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
Coming down a steep twisty hill and my brake pads aren't brilliant so was using both together but must have used slightly too much back brake and it gave a little skid. Nothing major.
Really must upgrade the brake pads at some point but never seem to have any spare cash these days.
If you managed to skid by locking the rear in the wet, your pads are fine.
Although the front brake provides the stopping power, the rear brakes provides stability and control. The exception of course is in slippery conditions with limited grip available. It's best to keep the bike upright and gently apply both brakes rather than overloading the front tyre. A front wheel skid will almost certainly end up in a crash whereas a rear skid is controllable by releasing some of the lever pressure.
Although the front brake provides the stopping power, the rear brakes provides stability and control. The exception of course is in slippery conditions with limited grip available. It's best to keep the bike upright and gently apply both brakes rather than overloading the front tyre. A front wheel skid will almost certainly end up in a crash whereas a rear skid is controllable by releasing some of the lever pressure.
AndyPeace
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- Worcestershire
Is it bad to use the rear brake? I thought they were ment to be used together, activating the rear brake first and then adding the front brake for a more urgent stop? When approaching hard turns I always scrub speed with the rear brake. using too much rear brake just makes the back wheel lock, using too much front brake has got to be worse, I'd rather loose the back wheel than the front!
The other scenario when you should only use the rear brake is during slow speed manouvering such as filtering traffic or going round tight obstacles. If speed is low enough for the rear brake to be efficient, it provides a great deal of stability compared to using the front brake which is likely to trow you on a side if the wheel is not pointing ahead.
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