Tip of the Day 3 - Comfort Braking

How many times have you dabbed your brakes just before a bend, shed perhaps 2 miles an hour at most, then realised that it wasn’t actually necessary. It makes you feel better, that little squeeze, but analysed, it wasn’t needed. Fight the desire to “comfort brake”.

Tiredness and riding

Longer distances, higher speeds and heat all take their toll on bikers. Last Saturday evening, returning to Ypres after a long day, I could feel that happening. In my case (and others have confirmed the feeling), the feeling is one of being "insulated" from everything a bit - hard to know how else to describe it. The dangerous part is that the feeling is not really in synch with the symptoms - so watch out for it and stop! Often, a few minutes out of the saddle is enough, but sometimes it needs a long break, a snooze, water, coffee etc.

Riding in France

Here's a useful article on real-world issues when riding in France
http://www.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/ridingInFrance.htm