baffa
26th March 2012, 10:32
Ok not quite as impressive as rideon's encounter with a hawk,
But I managed to lock the front wheel last night and keep it up, whilst scaring myself stupid.
I was riding home and checking the feel of the front brakes as you do, and thinking about emergency stops, not something ive really practiced on this bike.
It hauls up well, but I wanted to test what happens when you stop suddenly. I was mindful of pulling unintential stoppies and going flying over the bars, so tested hard braking, and managed to do a small stoppie (not intentional, but an achievement nonetheless).
I gave it one last test and the front wheel locked and violently went left, and I somehow managed to release the brake, hold on, and slam the ground with my right boot to stay upright. Scary stuff to say the least.
Locked the rear plenty of times but never the front. It leaves me wondering how people pull off stoppies without occasionally locking and killing themselves.
But I managed to lock the front wheel last night and keep it up, whilst scaring myself stupid.
I was riding home and checking the feel of the front brakes as you do, and thinking about emergency stops, not something ive really practiced on this bike.
It hauls up well, but I wanted to test what happens when you stop suddenly. I was mindful of pulling unintential stoppies and going flying over the bars, so tested hard braking, and managed to do a small stoppie (not intentional, but an achievement nonetheless).
I gave it one last test and the front wheel locked and violently went left, and I somehow managed to release the brake, hold on, and slam the ground with my right boot to stay upright. Scary stuff to say the least.
Locked the rear plenty of times but never the front. It leaves me wondering how people pull off stoppies without occasionally locking and killing themselves.