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vaxn8r wrote:
either bike will handle the rain and elements with ease.

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Time for a new thread.

...so which bike do you like better on wet roads? Why?

Favorite tires? Change the tire pressure?

Do you ride slower, (corner, downhill) in the wet? I ask this because I think I corner and downhill with about the same speed and aggressiveness regardless if the roads are wet or dry.

I do not a push corners hard or downhill fast by any stretch of the imagination! In fact, I consider myself slow when compared with the people I normally ride with. However when the roads are wet, I tend to leave most behind. I can't imagine myself actually riding faster in the wet, so the alternative must be that the others are more conservative and riding slower.

I think I get away with this because I know that I'm never near the limits of the tires in the dry and have LOTS of margin to spare. I therefore continue with the status quo on aggressiveness and hope I still stay within the tire's limits. I also know that bike tires won't hydroplane. I'm also comfortable sliding my mtn bike and not completely uncomfortable sliding on the road. I have a strong snow ski background and transitions between carving and sliding is like second nature to me.

Am I pushing the odds? Probably. But then I've never fallen on wet roads either. knock. knock.

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Skuke
95 Carbonframes Tetra Pro
92 Bridgestone MB-1
90 Moser 51.151

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