Anyone want to own up? ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBY7nTxyEas&feature=related
Well it wasn't me, but I did have fun in the snow last year in a very similiar way ;D
Retro Andy.
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
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! :o
I'm no specialist, but that's what I'd do.
Mike
Quote from: mike7201 on 25, June, 2010 - 20:12:53
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! :o
I'm no specialist, but that's what I'd do.
Mike
Thats why I fitted steel front wheels to Voodoo and Moneypit 8) great in the dry but still scary going downhill in the rain though...feels like you have no brakes at all :o
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...