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Old August 24th, 2017, 09:04 AM   #52
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Name: Bill
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Originally Posted by Triple Jim View Post
In thinking about it, anything frame or steering related that put a lot of steering force on the handlebar would have startled you, and you probably would have reacted by muscling it straight until you could pull over. Instead, I bet your rear wheel locked (brake, transmission, broken chain, etc.,) That would allow you to keep the bike upright, but with no directional control, so whatever way it felt like going, that's the way you'd go.
Good points TJ that I hadn't thought of. I don't recall seeing a skid mark though but a drive train lock-up may not cause a skid just a rapid slow down. Man, I'm glad that didn't happen to me the other day when I was doing a speed run.

Bill

P.S.; Looked at the picture again, there is a skid mark. I think you nailed it TJ.
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