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Bicycle Stopping Distances
On Nov 2, 10:44*am, "Paul B. Anders" wrote:
Plug in 50 mph. Anyone who has done any high-speed descending who believes a bike can stop from 50 mph in under 100 feet is smoking weed. It's laughable. Go descend Carson or Monitor passes in the Sierra's, where you can hit 50 mph easily, and do a full-on panic stop and see if you can do this. It's funny, I have ridden those passes, and 50 mph descents are also common on many of my local roads. I honestly have no idea how I might hope to stop under such conditions, although I suspect it would not be that quickly. I DO know that I never want to be faced with finding out nor am I likely to go out and do any significant experimenting toward that end. DR |
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