RE: [ST] RE: Brett - been there

[simonb <simonb@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2005-05-15 at 00:02 +0200, Emile Nossin wrote:
> >From: simonb
> >Thats what we thought. BMW said the braking system was fine. Personally
> >I think he grabbed so much front brake ( he is a very experienced racer
> >and rider) that when he got really close to the bike in front he tried
> >to manoeuvre round it. Then the front wheel skidded sideways. Regardless
> >of the sales blurb, ABS is occasionally not the panacea it is painted.
> 
> I'm not sure how ABS is advertised, but in this case would the outcome
> have been better without ABS?

I can't say.

One thing thats always intrigued me about ABS is what the punter must
think when you brake on ICE or wet concrete. Something with the
coefficient of a non stick saucepan. "Sorry my brakes failed"!     

-- 
simonb <simonb@xxxxxxxxxxx>

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