Careful out there folks

[Bnonn]

This ought to go without saying, but after several years of riding to work every day, including in pelting rain, I nonetheless nearly binned it this morning. A bit too much front brake over a wet painted white arrow, and in goes the front end. I recovered it, but it was touch and go for a second.

"Tho Skaawy!"

Be extra careful in the wet. Then, when you think you're being extra careful, be a bit more careful still.

[mark247]

This ought to go without saying, but after several years of riding to work every day, including in pelting rain, I nonetheless nearly binned it this morning. A bit too much front brake over a wet painted white arrow, and in goes the front end. I recovered it, but it was touch and go for a second.

"Tho Skaawy!"

Be extra careful in the wet. Then, when you think you're being extra careful, be a bit more careful still.

I never ever brake on white lines etc, i have never slid on one either. But i guess what nearly happened to you shows me that i am actually doing it for a reason

[mazz1972]

Gotta watch out for that white paint in the rain.....very slippery.

Good work keeping upright!!

[Bnonn]

I never brake on white paint either. That's why I posted this thread. It's easier than you think to slip up when you're in a hurry.

Also, don't practice new techniques in the wet. I have been playing with brake-fingering lately, and in the wet it is distracting, and makes throttle and brake control dodgy. Not a good thing. Again, it should go without saying, but once you get fairly confident you start to think you're the shit and you can practice stuff on the road instead of in the parking lot...and that's when you bite it.

[beyond]

You would think after all these years the white painted markings would have anti skid in them by now

When I had my first bike, pouring rain in the middle of Papakura, late night Friday, yours truly cranks the bike in second gear to show off at the precise moment the back end crosses a white pedestrian line. To the cheers of people waiting to cross the lights, I went through the intersection sideways, both feet sticking out sideways frantically trying to keep my balance while holding a browny in. Then I regain control and it it shoots out the other way and I go through the process again. Didn't drop it though, or the browny

[Kjell]

And make sure your jacket collar is extended to the full height. Got a couple drops down the back which threw the concentration for a while, and got hit with a side wind after passing a large building. Big Wobble.

Be aware, be seen (and/or heard), and both feet down when stopped today.

[Hinckley]

In the wet or at night i ride like everything and everyone is out to knock me down. Not paranoid or anything.... past experiences.... and learning the hard way.

[mark247]

In the wet or at night i ride like everything and everyone is out to knock me down. Not paranoid or anything.... past experiences.... and learning the hard way.

I ride like that all the time.

[Hawk]

Yep those white lines a due a lot of respect.
I had a close one with cement dry mix, a bag had fallen off a contractors truck I thought I got round it when my back wheel managed to get into it and flicked out, recovered it though.

[Bnonn]

You would think after all these years the white painted markings would have anti skid in them by now

When I had my first bike, pouring rain in the middle of Papakura, late night Friday, yours truly cranks the bike in second gear to show off at the precise moment the back end crosses a white pedestrian line. To the cheers of people waiting to cross the lights, I went through the intersection sideways, both feet sticking out sideways frantically trying to keep my balance while holding a browny in. Then I regain control and it it shoots out the other way and I go through the process again. Didn't drop it though, or the browny

Haha, nice. I instinctively position myself to ride through the unpainted bits on pedestrian crossings. It only takes one slide over the paint to teach you to stay on the damn tar, eh.

[Dodger]

Also, wet flat possum is also very slippery. I managed to change lanes over one this morning and felt the back end slide

[beyond]

Live possums when it's dry get slippy too when you squash them.
Best avoided like white lines.
Also tried to miss a bunny in the dark once and the dumb furry ran straight under my front wheel, got flicked up and the sucker took a chunk out of my shin with it's choppers on the way past.

[Bnonn]

Ouch! Always wear shin-guards eh...

[sunhuntin]

ive had the backend take a step sideways on paint once... while cornering. the corner is a maze of paint and manholes. have learned to ride home the longest way, as its the safest.

[Crisis management]

C'mon you lot, take the opportunity to experiment with limited traction, learn what "almost" sliding feels like. Limited traction is a good teacher, it might teach you something that will save your arse some other time.

Don't fear it, learn from it.......whats that saying?

That which doesn't kill me makes me stronger.