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| What should I do if I ride off into the gravel? | |||||||||||
| I want to say that I am not an expert
on this, but I do want to share what little I know about riding in gravel.
I have ridden street motorcycles off and on for 25 years, and have tried
to carry some of that experience into my bike riding. On CO I ran off into
gravel several times, usually trying to ride too close to the edge while
making room for faster riders, or a car. When that happened, I did not try
to regain the road right away. I continued to pedal and rode in the gravel
until the bike was stable. Sometimes I had to pedal quite hard to keep going
until I found a place where the edge was low enough to get back up on the
pavement. On one occasion, I had to try 3 or 4 times before I made it on
the road. Each time I had to start over and stabilize the bike, before I
tried again. One thing I am sure of is that you don't want to make any sudden
steering inputs or your front wheel will either wash out or dig in and pitch
you off. To sum it up, relax your grip on the bars and "ride the gravel"
until you are in control, then ride out of the gravel.
Phil Ford |
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