One brave mofo roadie

Raymondavalon
Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
edited August 2011 in The Crudcatcher

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  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,719
    Stu's done 72mph drafting a motorbike... I've hit 90km/h behind a truck, it's not all that much. Fairly scary, but not too bad.
  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    feck that!
    what happens when it wants to stop? i dont fancy braking too hard on those skinny's!
    Kazza the Tranny
    Now for sale Fatty
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,719
    A road bike can stop faster than an HGV.
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,218
    I was slipstreaming a golf on the way to work last week and a dog jumped up barking at the back window - causing unwated items in back of the lycra................. :)
  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    whyamihere wrote:
    A road bike can stop faster than an HGV.
    only if you know the HGV is stopping, that close you wont see the brake lights!
    Kazza the Tranny
    Now for sale Fatty
  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    whyamihere wrote:
    A road bike can stop faster than an HGV.
    only if you know the HGV is stopping, that close you wont see the brake lights!
    Kazza the Tranny
    Now for sale Fatty
  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    Just under 100 km/h slipstreaming a truck!! Even braver than El Capitano! :D:D:D

    I clocked 57mph drafting on the commute last year :wink:

    As Chris says, you can outbrake a HGV/Bus on a road bike (in the dry...). But you have to ride watching their brake lights. Really can't recommend anyone, who isn't 100% sure of their bike and their bike handling skills (so basically everyone on here :lol: ) from doing this.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,941
    matthew h wrote:
    I was slipstreaming a golf on the way to work last week and a dog jumped up barking at the back window - causing unwated items in back of the lycra................. :)
    A follow through while wearing lycra would be easy for other people to spot :shock:
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