Knee down, is there any need?
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#12
When your knee goes down, you are nearing limits. Your skill limits, tire traction limits, etc... (before zaqwert6 starts screaming foul, note I said "nearing"). Problem is, the closer to a limit your get the less buffer you have. And staying safe on the streets is mostly about maximizing and judicious use of your buffers.
Tracks seldom have dogs, kids, potholes, manhole covers, college freshmen, texters, Priuses ( dammit, someone tell me if the plural of Prius Is Priusi or not) and so on. At such a lean angle on the street, riding with a very small (if any) buffer, you can narrow your options of what to do if you encounter one of those to 1:
PRAYER
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Even if you're well within your limits, one thing to remember: the stupidity of others knows no bounds
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tell me about it. When I left work yesterday there was a huge puddle at the traffic lights so I went to it's right even though I was turning left just to avoid it and some guy in a van just hurtled up on the inside straight through the puddle and soaked me. I was a touch upset about that but when the guy turned right at the junction and had to cut back accross in front of everyone I could think of many more names for him!
Last edited by 74demon; 09-25-2012 at 11:13 PM. Reason: language
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I never see a need to drag knee.....i usually start dragging foot and peg long be for my knee touches. Plus when guys drag knee on the street they are doing it to try and look cool. I live in ky with tons of back roads and our corners are amazing. I road the other day with two 600's and now i need new shoes haha. I will post some riding footage.
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