You are viewing a single comment's thread from:

RE: Cycling: Defensive cycling skills & handling traffic

in Cycling2 years ago

I actually stole that term from the driving school. Damn icy patches! I crashed on those twice when crossing Europe during the winter; the road looked perfectly fine, but I soon discovered it was slippery fuckery all around. The solution was to deflate the 2.35 tires down to the max and just keep on going. But just as you said, a tiny little touch to the front brake would wash off the front wheel

Sort:  

Here you just need to always be moderate, there are certain situations when you can fly like a mad fury. And there are moments when the situation is not in your favor and here you need to understand that you need to "slow down" and just get home.