Cycling on the wet leaves is possible?
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Best thread ever! 

"Are wet leaves slippery for cycling?"
Not if you have disc brakes
. They fix everything. Ask the pros.
Not if you have disc brakes

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Are they slippery to run on?
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Calnago wrote:"Are wet leaves slippery for cycling?"
Not if you have disc brakes. They fix everything. Ask the pros.
Ever climb on 17% gradient with wet leaves.....Don't
I knew better too. Fortunately nothing too bad went wrong. Just a little scary for a moment. Maybe I should've had disc

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Yes, you would have had no problem with discs.
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Cycling on wet leaves is only safe above 40 kph.


Well, I did the most educated thing before posting a reply and checked his 7 posts. He's made comments on balancing to braking power on Enve's so I've decided to say this.... Dude, really? Didn't you know wet oak leaves are more slippery than birch but birch has a greater contact patch than sakura.... This is only if you're riding on tarmac but watch out for those Kapok trees in the amazon jungle... They can be pretty killer during the months of June to August but are perfectly "unslippable" from January to March...
Hope this helps...because if this is a serious question, you're not going to get any serious answers.
Hope this helps...because if this is a serious question, you're not going to get any serious answers.





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