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Can I avoid falling in the rain on a corner?
I was riding in the rain a few months ago and fell turning a 90° corner. Here are the details:
Riding on a road bike with new 25mm smooth tires inflated to 100 psi (Cannondale Synapse with ...
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Front tire skidding, resulted in a crash, any advice?
I have been cycling my whole life, and for about a year I have been doing 25km a day, without any problems. I got new Vittoria Rubino 23s tires a few weeks ago and I had no problems for 3 weeks since, ...
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How do treads affect traction?
I've read that treads don't affect traction very much. This is why NASCAR cars have smooth tires.
But, the road is not clean. They say you can't hydroplane on a bike, but what about a thin patch of ...
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Is it a good idea to get a narrower front tire and a wider rear tire on a road bike?
I am currently running Continental Grand Prix S 4000 in 23-622 / 700x23C front and rear. I am about to buy a new set of tires for my road bike and am fancying a smaller tire for the front and a wider ...
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Back wheel skidding out
On my cycle to work this morning I noticed my back wheel was skidding out as I was going up a fairly steep hill. It did it enough that I thought I'd probably gotten a flat, however upon inspection it ...
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