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Oil on the road

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  • 27-05-2008 7:50pm
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    thesunwashot
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    Did anyone have issues this morning around Rathgar/Rathmines? Not sure what the cause was but there was oil pretty much the whole way into town and also back beyond Templeogue. I had a nasty fall and a saw a couple of other people going over and plenty pushing their bikes. Hopefully nothing more serious happened.

    My back wheel still felt like it was slipping out as I slowly cycled home even though I couldn't feel any oil on it when I started out (this morning after my spill it was shiny with oil). Does anyone think I need a change of tyre or will a good clean sort it out? I wouldn't have thought the oil would penetrate but I am worried about it slipping again. I've had my doubts about the road holding of Specialized Armadillos for a while so maybe it is time for a change anyway.


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    Victor
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    I saw some at the bottom of Rathgar Road and assumed someone had been sloppy at the petrol station.


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    masseyno9
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    Well if you've had doubts about the road-holding abilities before, it is possible that the amount of water on the road today may have caused the slipping, not the oil. Water is deceptively slippy, especially on slick-ish tyres.


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    thesunwashot
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    The oil was definitely a factor. There was loads on my tyres and a guy slipped off at the same time 10 meters behind me. The AA was apparently reporting a fuel spill so that combined with the rain was probably it.

    The armadillos have been retired for now and replaced with some gatorskins from the fixie that is getting an overhaul.

    Let's hope tomorrow is a better day. I was so close to getting run over today I don't want to even think about it.


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    Vélo
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    thesunwashot wrote: »
    The oil was definitely a factor. There was loads on my tyres and a guy slipped off at the same time 10 meters behind me. The AA was apparently reporting a fuel spill so that combined with the rain was probably it.

    The armadillos have been retired for now and replaced with some gatorskins from the fixie that is getting an overhaul.

    Let's hope tomorrow is a better day. I was so close to getting run over today I don't want to even think about it.


    Which do you find better the gatorskins or armadillos?


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    thesunwashot
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    I've never had a puncture with the armadillos but I have found them to be more slippy than I would like in the wet even before today. Sometimes I would feel the back going out a bit. Today I completely lost control doing a simple overtake but then I'm blaming the oil for that. I did have a slip on them before but that was on wet bricks at East Point business park and they really are a deathtrap.

    So far I've only ridden the gatorskins on a fixie where you can feel the grip of the rear wheel more than when you have a freewheel but overall I would say that they are noticeably more grippy than the armadillos. I've had two punctures with the gatorskins over about 8 months of riding them to work (so around 2000 miles).


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