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Holly A. Gultiano
@axoaxonic@synapse.cafe  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Can now confirm that slamming the brakes on mushy wet leaves in the bike lane can make you slip and crash, even on a plus-tire mountain bike

#BikeTooter

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Holly A. Gultiano
@axoaxonic@synapse.cafe replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

I was right across the street from the Allen Institute at the huge Mercer and 9th intersection, the light suddenly turned yellow and I didn't think I could make it across in time. Did normal 50-50 front and back braking, not super hard, and I think both tires slipped at the same time.

Probably should have just hit the back brake actually, because I've skid the back tire in mud before and it self-corrected when the front tire kept traction, but since both slid I ended up with my bike diagonal and my momentum going straight (then down thanks to good ol' gravity)

#BikeTooter #SeaBikes

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