VersusAllOdds
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Sort of a newbie here... I bought my bike some 2500-3000 miles ago, and the former owner said he'd changed the less than 1000 milea before that. Should be of note that I live in a very hot country (with lots of sand/dust), riding 100% on road.
Reason I ask is because everytime I brake even remotely sudden, I get the sliding feeling I'm about to lose traction on my front tire. In addition, this is how I fell two recently - by panic braking due to a guy in front suddenly changing lanes (I fell at 40 mph, and my bike hit his rear whell when sliding).
This is causing me to lose confidence in my bike mostly due to not being able to rely on my front braking and front tire.
Pictures (first 3 are rear, last 3 are front tire):
Imgur: The magic of the Internet
The tires are the same model as the Metzler stock tires.
Reason I ask is because everytime I brake even remotely sudden, I get the sliding feeling I'm about to lose traction on my front tire. In addition, this is how I fell two recently - by panic braking due to a guy in front suddenly changing lanes (I fell at 40 mph, and my bike hit his rear whell when sliding).
This is causing me to lose confidence in my bike mostly due to not being able to rely on my front braking and front tire.
Pictures (first 3 are rear, last 3 are front tire):
Imgur: The magic of the Internet
The tires are the same model as the Metzler stock tires.
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