FWIW, I've had this happen as well, and it also resulted in an over the bars situation for me. Luckily, in both cases, I was young and made of rubber still! Everyone assumes their own level of risk. For myself, I'm no longer willing to push the limits. I do get the desire to ride the widest tire that will fit - wider tires are more comfy, give you better cornering grip, and handle bad surfaces better. I'm just saying that going over the bars is scary, happens FAST, and hurts!
Eamon On Monday, December 22, 2025 at 5:15:01 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: OTOH again, I’ve seen an errant fallen cotton wood branch get into the spokes and lock up the front wheel on a fenderless bike; so the problem is not limited to fenders. Said branch locked the wheel, said bike did an endo, with bike and rider rotating in majestic semi-slo-mo to full vertical on tippy-tip of front tire, but said rider did a magnificent save and, while coming to a complete stop, didn’t even fall over. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/459d81ea-4556-4ce2-a125-b2b6382e1c93n%40googlegroups.com.
