26-02-16, 12:29 PM
(This post was last modified: 26-02-16, 12:32 PM by JD-LincsUK.)
BT021's I think - pretty sure.
It's not the tyres, though, to be honest - it's just me. There are a lot of slippery covers on junctions in this area and when they resurface the roads they use the cheapest methods, which leaves a lot of loose grit/shingle/whatever, especially at junctions, so that's the basis for my worries.
The slipping last year was due to the weather - even when it didn't seem so cold, I'd find the back stepping out on 40mph roads (and I know it wasn't just the bike as we passed a car at 90° with it's bonnet in a hedge once).
No, it's a psychological thing that I just have to get past. The only way I can think of doing that is to get more miles in. Unfortunately, I'm going through a bad phase, so that isn't going to happen soon (just changed meds from morphine to fentanyl and it ain't going so well).
I used to have a reputation for throwing my bikes on their ear on club rides - I used to love riding that way - but now I just need to lean over a bit (like on a smaller roundabout) and I start getting concerned. The T-junction at the top of the road is another one - it has often had loose gravel on it and I've slid a few times - now the gravel is all but gone, but it still has me fretting. Maybe I'm just worried about bending my baby!
Thanks for your interest
It's not the tyres, though, to be honest - it's just me. There are a lot of slippery covers on junctions in this area and when they resurface the roads they use the cheapest methods, which leaves a lot of loose grit/shingle/whatever, especially at junctions, so that's the basis for my worries.
The slipping last year was due to the weather - even when it didn't seem so cold, I'd find the back stepping out on 40mph roads (and I know it wasn't just the bike as we passed a car at 90° with it's bonnet in a hedge once).
No, it's a psychological thing that I just have to get past. The only way I can think of doing that is to get more miles in. Unfortunately, I'm going through a bad phase, so that isn't going to happen soon (just changed meds from morphine to fentanyl and it ain't going so well).
I used to have a reputation for throwing my bikes on their ear on club rides - I used to love riding that way - but now I just need to lean over a bit (like on a smaller roundabout) and I start getting concerned. The T-junction at the top of the road is another one - it has often had loose gravel on it and I've slid a few times - now the gravel is all but gone, but it still has me fretting. Maybe I'm just worried about bending my baby!
Thanks for your interest