Hi,
A couple of days ago I had an accident in Newbury. I'm mostly fine. My nouse was bleeding and my knees hurt, but the head is fine. I fainted for a couple of minutes. I lost control of the back tyre in the second part of a double bend (first right then left). It was probably the 5th bend of the morning. I wasn't very fast, maybe around 30mph but my tyres were really cold (the bike was in open air all night) and it was 8:15 in the morning with an aprox. air temp of 5 to 10 Celsius, which means very cold asphalt! I completely forgot about the temperature and went too confident into the bend...
Anyway, I was wondering if you guys could give me some tips and recommendations regarding the Dunlop 214 tyres. I've heard other bikers say that they wait around 10 minutes for the tyres to warm up before pushing the bike... How do you guys do it? What's the recommended temperature? Do you use 42psi at the back and 36psi in the front? Do you use something like Fobo Bike to know the temperature?
And lastly, which place do you recommend to change tyres in London? and which place to fix a dent in the tank (including new paint)?
Thanks!
A couple of days ago I had an accident in Newbury. I'm mostly fine. My nouse was bleeding and my knees hurt, but the head is fine. I fainted for a couple of minutes. I lost control of the back tyre in the second part of a double bend (first right then left). It was probably the 5th bend of the morning. I wasn't very fast, maybe around 30mph but my tyres were really cold (the bike was in open air all night) and it was 8:15 in the morning with an aprox. air temp of 5 to 10 Celsius, which means very cold asphalt! I completely forgot about the temperature and went too confident into the bend...
Anyway, I was wondering if you guys could give me some tips and recommendations regarding the Dunlop 214 tyres. I've heard other bikers say that they wait around 10 minutes for the tyres to warm up before pushing the bike... How do you guys do it? What's the recommended temperature? Do you use 42psi at the back and 36psi in the front? Do you use something like Fobo Bike to know the temperature?
And lastly, which place do you recommend to change tyres in London? and which place to fix a dent in the tank (including new paint)?
Thanks!
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