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Dark Side for a Day: a Metzeler guy's thoughts on The Dark Side
Written by douglasvanb on 6/15/2011 at 06:04 am

Wade,

I will have to let Bart chime in on tire pressure. Didn't check before the
ride.

You will also have to ask Bart just how far I was pushing it. Didn't take a
measurement of lean angle. I know I didn't touch the pegs to the ground. But I
did get a nice good set of leans through the twisties. Not sure if this is what
was happening, but it almost felt like I could feel the side-wall deform ever so
slightly just before it started its slow slide to the side. Not really sure
though. Without putting a good high-speed camera on the bike to watch the tire,
I couldn't tell you exactly what is happening. The important point though is
that I never felt unsafe. The entire time I felt fully in control of the bike
and secure with what the tires were doing.

How does that Avon Roadrider handle in the rain and on loose gravel? Those two
conditions make up for about 85% of the riding in Oregon. Sometimes I want to
mount knobby dirt bike tires on my PC!

Cheers,

Douglas

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