itlives
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So, I'm getting used to the NC. I have a fairly curvey (not twistie by any means) road out to my parents house. It's about 25 miles away. I've been practicing leaning into the curves, going different speeds, hitting them high or low, just practicing riding. It's something I need a lot of (practicing).
I get to last curve right before my parents house and have been taking it a little faster as I practice. I'm feeling pretty good today, relaxed and confident when I see a little brown on the road. Someone, I have a feeling I know who, but no proof, broke a bag of sand/dirt about half way through the corner and it looks like they kicked it across the lane. I had just enough space to zig zag around it.
If I had hit it (sand) going as fast I was - which wasn't fast, if you know me - I would have had another get off into the other lane. No cars were coming but the point is, always be sure you have more than one option.
If I had gone just a little faster, I wouldn't have been able to avoid the booby trap.
Road hazards pop up where you least expect them.
I get to last curve right before my parents house and have been taking it a little faster as I practice. I'm feeling pretty good today, relaxed and confident when I see a little brown on the road. Someone, I have a feeling I know who, but no proof, broke a bag of sand/dirt about half way through the corner and it looks like they kicked it across the lane. I had just enough space to zig zag around it.
If I had hit it (sand) going as fast I was - which wasn't fast, if you know me - I would have had another get off into the other lane. No cars were coming but the point is, always be sure you have more than one option.
If I had gone just a little faster, I wouldn't have been able to avoid the booby trap.
Road hazards pop up where you least expect them.