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[Closed] 'Tankslapper' on a roadbike?!

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...I managed to acheive this, kinda, yesterday - while descending from Snake Pass down to Glossop. Was going round one of those lovely icy armco'ed corners at about 45 mph, on the drops, when a side-cross wind thing hit me and the front wheel weaved about like crazy for what felt like an enternity, but was probably 5 seconds or so. It felt just like a typical front wheel 'head-waggle' on a motorbike, when putting the power down, and was absolutely poop-scary. 😯

Just kept thinking Armco...Ice...Armco...Ice...Car behind me...Don't come off....crap!


 
Posted : 21/02/2011 11:42 am
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Managed to highside my dh bike on a switch back tarmac road in the alps, luckily landed in a big bush on the side of the road 😀


 
Posted : 21/02/2011 11:48 am
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horrible feeling isn't it, I did a tank slapper on a mini motor bike at about 30mph whilst in a superman position.. my knee still hasnt heeled 2 years later! doh.


 
Posted : 21/02/2011 11:51 am

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