On Jun 29, 2009, at 4:56 AM, GeorgeS wrote:
> > Last week I posted a question about tires for gravel. Thanks for the > response. I've gone with the consensus and ordered a pair of Pasela's > w/o TG. > Since then, I've had two kind of scary falls, both in exactly the same > situation - fast descent on dirt/gravel road with sweeping right turn > at the bottom. In both cases there was loose stuff in the turn and my > rear wheel just slid out and I was down. Got some road burn but no > real damage other than to my dignity. Is it possible this is the > result of having the wrong tires, or (what seems more likely) I just > don't know how to handle this situation. I don't like the idea of > just riding the brake every time I start going down - takes some of > the fun out of it. You're riding on loose gravel and some circumspection is necessary. There are no tires that will fix this situation, because your basically riding on ball bearings. In such situations I unclip the inside foot and have it ready to do a "three point" turn. Just like we did when we were kids practicing skidding around corners. If you want to bomb down descents with no brakes, save that for asphalt or really well-packed gravel (e.g., macadam). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
