Originally Posted by WeaveMcQuilt

Hey team,

It's been perfectly dry here in Spain for two weeks, one spot of rain and the roads turn into a bloody ice rink.

Chucked it down the road at about 40km/h - I knew I shouldn't touch that front brake but the corner came up fast.

Managed to keep my head up and no scratches to the helmet, so that's good. Klim gear just slid me down the road, no bumps or scrapes.

The bike is mostly fine, barkbuster and peli case took all the brunt of the slide. Had mushrooms on the front forks and my brake lever is totally bent.

Two guys helped me get the bike up, and I noticed my handlebar out of alignment.

Tools out, first checked the bolts that hold the bars onto the yoke. All good.

While I was doing this, another bike came sliding round the corner and I helped him up!

After checking he was ok, I described my predicament to him in terrible Spanish, but he got the idea, put my front wheel between his legs while I yanked my handlebars back into place.

I've then set about loosening everything from bottom clamp down, slammed the front wheel into the ground a few times and tightened it all back up to ensure fork alignment.

Everything is sort of ok and I've just ridden 40km without problems, but I still think the bars are out of whack - don't think they're bent, though.

What should I be checking when I finally get to Granada?

Would I be best off getting a mechanic to check it over, it might seem fine to me but I bet there's some stresses I couldn't see.

By twisting the bars against the wheel, would I have loosened something that needs checking?

Any input mucho appreciado!

Ciao for now