Slippery today - volcano dust?

xover_runner

Had our first rain for a while today in Herts and I was out for an hours recovery. Just seemed to be extra slippery and nearly lost front wheel twice, once on a white line nad once on a man hole cover. Bearing in mind this was at very relaxed recovery pace I wonderd if it was anything to do with volcano dust and rain - an evil slippery combination?

Anyone else noticed anything

orbeaorca

xover_runner wrote:

Had our first rain for a while today in Herts and I was out for an hours recovery. Just seemed to be extra slippery and nearly lost front wheel twice, once on a white line nad once on a man hole cover. Bearing in mind this was at very relaxed recovery pace I wonderd if it was anything to do with volcano dust and rain - an evil slippery combination?

Anyone else noticed anything

Is this a wind up? i thought we all knew to avoid white lines and man hole covers when wet

Splottboy

Yeah, dust + drizzle = greasy surface. Seems like it's oily or diesel even.

Saw a young girl come off a motor scooter on a bend at slo-mo pace when we had rain after nothing for weeks about 5 yrs ago, so I warned my riders.

Few hours later, caught me out as I went over a wall...DOH!!!

freehub

I nearly lost it on a drain cover today and it felts like my back tyre was slipping quite abit, more than usual, thought It was going flat.

bexley5200

no dust here only bustard white van drivers

fastercyclist

freehub wrote:

I nearly lost it on a drain cover today and it felts like my back tyre was slipping quite abit, more than usual, thought It was going flat.

+1 Had mine slipping quite nasty on a climb a few times. Also thought it was going flat