Topic: How not to ride your C5

[mike7201]

Anyone want to own up?   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBY7nTxyEas&feature=related

[Retro Andy]

Well it wasn't me, but I did have fun in the snow last year in a very similiar way 

Retro Andy.

[coverman]

First pedal ride in mine Wednesday evening, down a slight slope on my property, discovered that the brand new brakes, carefully adjusted, are almost non-existent. I know they are bedding in, but they would be lethal under electric power. This means that I cannot even test the thing further down my drive, where the slope is greater for fear of running  into the road , which is a first gear hill with a highbanked stream at the bottom if I should run right through my neighbour's garden. I think I will wear leather palmed gardening gloves in future in order to use my palms on the road as emergency brakes

[mike7201]

Which brake are you using mate?  Back brake is best for going downhill I find, unless you want to cook the front one and blow out your front tyre like I did!   

I'm no specialist, but that's what I'd do.

Mike

[Karl]

Which brake are you using mate?  Back brake is best for going downhill I find, unless you want to cook the front one and blow out your front tyre like I did!   

I'm no specialist, but that's what I'd do.

Mike

Thats why I fitted steel front wheels to Voodoo and Moneypit  great in the dry but still scary going downhill in the rain though...feels like you have no brakes at all 

[aladds]

Yeah, my brakes are currently rubbish. I carefully use my front brake and I wear big boots which I press down on the road to stop myself. I use my C5 to commute too... probably not so wise! I am looking for a steel rim for the front wheel, obviously, and I'm tempted to fit a disc to the back...