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Originally Posted by mrlmd1
"Had the wheel turned hard left;" and squeezed the brake. Which side did the bike fall over on? Wouldn't it fall over to the left side just as if it was going forward? :??:
The best part was that no one was there to see you do that. :poke2:
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No, with the front wheel turned to the left and the bike going backwards, the mass is moving toward the RIGHT; applying the brake (at .001 mph) stopped the wheel from turning but didn't stop the mass of the bike and rider from continuing to go RIGHT......because I had let it lean slightly that way to begin with and then was positioned wrong to deal with it.
I should never have started the manuver knowing that something just didn't feel quite right.
In that situation, I agree that no witnesses was the best thing.
If you fall down and get hurt, you get sympathy.
If you fall down and DON'T get hurt, you get ridicule !!
