Best know the road before winding it on..
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Best know the road before winding it on..
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Re: Best know the road before winding it on..
What a twit.
Blundering about trying not to make too much of a hash of things.
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Re: Best know the road before winding it on..
I was talking to some of his mates today,he walked away from that one.
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Re: Best know the road before winding it on..
Bloody lucky to do that!!!Skub wrote: Wed May 22, 2024 12:55 pm I was talking to some of his mates today,he walked away from that one.
Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!! 
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Re: Best know the road before winding it on..
It wasn't his time. Yet.
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Re: Best know the road before winding it on..
Makes you wonder how much he could actually see during the prior overtakes.
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Re: Best know the road before winding it on..
Better still - maintain situational awareness so you recognise that the road doesn't go straight on (the tree in front of him several seconds before he brakes is a good clue), then ride to your stopping distance, ensuring it stays within the Limit Point!
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Re: Best know the road before winding it on..
Yeahbutt where's the fun in all that,eh?The Spin Doctor wrote: Thu May 23, 2024 12:21 pmBetter still - maintain situational awareness so you recognise that the road doesn't go straight on (the tree in front of him several seconds before he brakes is a good clue), then ride to your stopping distance, ensuring it stays within the Limit Point!
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Re: Best know the road before winding it on..
"They're slowing down - I can get some overtaking points!"
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Re: Best know the road before winding it on..
Oddly enough, I find that staying out of hedges is a LOT more fun!Skub wrote: Thu May 23, 2024 12:59 pmYeahbutt where's the fun in all that,eh?The Spin Doctor wrote: Thu May 23, 2024 12:21 pmBetter still - maintain situational awareness so you recognise that the road doesn't go straight on (the tree in front of him several seconds before he brakes is a good clue), then ride to your stopping distance, ensuring it stays within the Limit Point!
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Re: Best know the road before winding it on..
Weirdo.The Spin Doctor wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 6:39 pm Oddly enough, I find that staying out of hedges is a LOT more fun!
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Re: Best know the road before winding it on..
I can honestly say I have only crashed into a hedge once...Skub wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 8:22 pmWeirdo.The Spin Doctor wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 6:39 pm Oddly enough, I find that staying out of hedges is a LOT more fun!
...and that was walking back from the pub late one night!
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Re: Best know the road before winding it on..
Keep your gloves on when pulling the bike back out of a hawthorn hedge.The Spin Doctor wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 8:28 pmI can honestly say I have only crashed into a hedge once...Skub wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 8:22 pmWeirdo.The Spin Doctor wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 6:39 pm Oddly enough, I find that staying out of hedges is a LOT more fun!
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