First slightly brown pants moment

[ThunderGuts]

Travelling home after a 110 mile ride out, only 7 miles from home on wet roads I was going around a roundabout, not especially fast (2 lane roundabout and I was doing maybe 20mph), the front wheel slipped briefly . . . this in itself wasn't actually that much of a drama, but because it was a new experience I instinctively took my gaze away from the roundabout exit and instead glanced in front of the tyre (which in retrospect is ridiculous as whatever the cause of the slip was already behind me) but that caused me to run wide. I did get my eye back in again, but ended up running within about 18" of the edge of carriageway which was a bit too close for comfort!

I'll know (or at least try) to just keep the focus on the exit point irrespective of a minor slip in future, but it was all a bit disorientating! No doubt all part of the experience though, but it's the first time this has happened in 1500 miles of riding (all of which has been through the winter and mostly on wet roads).

Doubtless a feature of wet weather biking
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[J4mes]

You stayed upright, that's the main thing!

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[pepperami]

You stayed upright and you recognised the moment , learn from it.

Maybe you were just a bit to blasé about conditions or your ability?
Or it could be that you were just caught out by a patch of diesel?

You’re still in one piece, happy days
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I am the sum total of my own existence, what went before makes me who I am now!

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[doggone]

On longer runs there is a tendency to lose focus as you get back to familiar roads near home, and perhaps are a bit tired.

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