Re: [emrat:2357] A Few Items . . .

Trail braking is when you try to slow down on very tight single track, so as not to catch your bars on the trees just ahead that appear to be too tightly spaced. Then there's an ah-shit moment, and the next thing you know, there is a new route through the woods that was not there 5 seconds before. Trail braking.

On Apr 29, 2013, at 2:39 PM, Curtis Graves <ikonoklass@gmail.com> wrote:

Nick Ienatsch is who we want.

On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Dan Pilcher <dpilcher@cochamber.com> wrote:

I hope everyone was able to get out and ride this past weekend, which was glorious.  Unfortunately, I came down with the crud Thursday night and unhappily saw the weekend fly past while I tried to recuperate and get back on my feet.  L

 

First, from Craig's List, a reported stolen 675 Daytona from Albuquerque . . . something to watch for as we're out and about.

 

Second, just in case you've ever had a close call with a vehicle approaching too fast behind you when you have stopped in traffic, watch this video—and shudder:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyG_fGpNgmU

 

Third, a possible topic for a future meeting: Why "trail braking" might be a good skill to have when one goes into a curve a too fast . . . who amongst us could talk on this?  Curtis?  Bullitt Bob?

 

Dan

 

Daniel E. Pilcher

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry

1600 Broadway

Suite 1000

Denver CO 80202-4935

Phone: 303.866.9600

Fax: 303.860.1439

 

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