Watch out for painted lines on the road
- Thread starter SMSW
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It's like bottled water all over again.
I think I should see if there's a futures market on available deserts.
I'm with the others, paint, snakes & metalwork in the road are downright evil. Same for wet leaves.
Glad that OP came through relatively ok though.
Thankfully, I've not had to make that decision in a while. Last one, I put myself & the bike into a field, instead of both of us hitting a dry stone wall. Maybe if I had more skill/confidence, I could have made it round the corner, but I always figure it's better to pay for repairs to a bike than to be 6ft under.
Glad that OP came through relatively ok though.
I have, twice on the road, and countless times riding off-road bikes. Usually happens when I decide that locking the front tyre while mid bend (causing a low side) is better than hitting some hard object at speed while on the bike.
Thankfully, I've not had to make that decision in a while. Last one, I put myself & the bike into a field, instead of both of us hitting a dry stone wall. Maybe if I had more skill/confidence, I could have made it round the corner, but I always figure it's better to pay for repairs to a bike than to be 6ft under.
And with the temperatures cooling off for many of us and we still want to ride in freezing temps, ALL the lines can become more dangerous.
I actually witnessed another rider fall over last night while making a right turn onto an on-ramp. In no way was he taking the turn too fast, and I didn't see any potholes or other abnormalities in that section of road, other than painted lines. As he was making the turn, his rear tire suddenly swung outward, and down he went. I stopped to help, and he was alright...thankfully. But I can only assume his rear tire didn't like the painted surface...
Sounds like my encounter....
Glad you are OK. If you are careful you can use the slippery painted lines to practice reacting to the back end washing out. Of course you don't want to do it in a sharp corner.
