Hello Jay, Hope the rash heals quickly. Slap some pure Aloe Vera on it if you have some.
I stocked-up on Vittoria Hyper when Planet X had them on sale, but sold on the unused ones and retired the used ones because of having incidents exactly like you describe. I had a number of slips, most of which I was able to save, when there was any hint of moisture or wet mud on the tires. The final straw was when I slipped out at walking speed and landed on my face, requiring stitches. There was a hint of ice on the road, but except for Kojaks (which are nowhere near as unpredictable), I've never had a tire so prone to slip on anything but perfectly dry conditions. I sold the Hypers with the information that I was selling them because of losing traction and that I no longer trusted the tire. Your description of the slightly damp front tire slipping out in not-too-aggressive cornering sounds to me entirely typical of these tires. In Argentina I was buying 700 x 35 actual width Camel brand tires for $8 or $9 a piece that had far better grip and handling than the Hypers. Those sub $10 Camels stayed upright through corners, no matter how wet, or worn for that matter. IanA On Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 3:02:07 AM UTC-6, Jay in Tel Aviv wrote: > > So ... 10 minutes into my commute this morning I took a turn too fast on > my Sam, lost traction and went down. > > Circumstances / excuses and other pertinant infomation: > > - I started running a fixed gear for the 1st time last week. I've got > about 100 miles on it so far, so still getting comfortable with it. Maybe > too comfortable! > - 2 seconds before a cop car passed me closer than I thought > reasonable. So I was annoyed and distracted. > - I seem to remember that cornering isn't the strongest point of > the Victoria Hypers I have on for the summer. Hasn't been an issue before > so I may be wrong about that. > - Front tire was wet from riding through an oil or water stain on the > road going into the turn > - As mentioned, too fast > > > Results / consequences: > > - Bad road rash on right forearm, bruised right hip > - Took a few minutes to get myself together and focused enough to > continue on > - Handlebar and headlight required straightning. I had the tools and > was doing it when ... > - A friend I hadn't seen in a long time walked past with her 5th > grade(?) daughter. She was showing her daughter how to take the bus to the > local pool and surprise! > - Made it the rest of the way to work slowly, showered and treated the > wound. All is well so far. > > Careful out there! > > Jay > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
