Questions about bike hire abroad and everything light bike related. No off-topic chat please
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53x12
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by 53x12 on Mon Aug 03, 2015 2:16 am
mrgray wrote:it is as yet unfinished and hence the lack of front brake, tape. stem is a 12 deg pointing to the sky and yes i am ashamed but it also makes my back happy. i hope for better days. that said i was overjoyed to have a ride.
A bit dangerous not having a front brake, no?
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mrgray
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by mrgray on Mon Aug 03, 2015 2:43 am
absolutely. the only reason i figured it was workable was that the entire 89 km ride had about 100 m that had to be on road and none in traffic. in practice it is amazing how inadequate a rear brake is (perhaps particularly on these wheels). plus all of your instinct is to grab the front, not the rear.
i had one or two moments of terror i can tell you.
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ross
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by ross on Mon Aug 03, 2015 1:42 pm
Lauterbrunnen valley, road up to Murren I think?. I was there for 2 weeks this summer and hiked up to the Oberhornsee from Stechelberg. Awesome place
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53x12
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by 53x12 on Fri Aug 07, 2015 7:47 pm
^ How is vehicle traffic on it during the summer? Busy with tourists and farmers? Or not too bad?
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wingguy
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by wingguy on Fri Aug 07, 2015 7:58 pm
It's not a through road for cars (only for farm/restaraunt/viewpoint access), so it's very quiet. Problem is when the buses come up they fill the entire road!