11-10-2020, 10:46 AM
On the comments about the first few minutes of a ride being dangerous...
I sometimes start a ride and notice that my clutch work or stops and starts are off. Or perhaps I just don't feel 100% in the groove. I just go home and save it for another day when I am better prepared/more awake. It doesn't happen often but it does happen. The trick is to recognize the problem and admit that today is not the day.
On the subject of stopping on uphills...
Never stop close behind a car or especially a trunk on an uphill. They almost always roll backward a bit (or a lot) before getting going and if you are there, you get hit. An old friend in Texas had it happen. His bike fell sideways throwing him to the left and into the path of an oncoming truck. Rest in peace, Ivan.
I sometimes start a ride and notice that my clutch work or stops and starts are off. Or perhaps I just don't feel 100% in the groove. I just go home and save it for another day when I am better prepared/more awake. It doesn't happen often but it does happen. The trick is to recognize the problem and admit that today is not the day.
On the subject of stopping on uphills...
Never stop close behind a car or especially a trunk on an uphill. They almost always roll backward a bit (or a lot) before getting going and if you are there, you get hit. An old friend in Texas had it happen. His bike fell sideways throwing him to the left and into the path of an oncoming truck. Rest in peace, Ivan.