Warning to riders on the path. I suspect that we're seeing the same issue on new roads where the oils are coming out of the tarmac and making the dry path slippery. (This is why new/resurfaced roads carry the warning signs of "slippery surface").
I nearly trashed a kid last night
Riding a slow bike into a headwind, slower than usual for a commute because the pedestrians were standing on the track and getting in/out of the car, and I'm fully aware of the hazard that the Council have created here*.
Little kid suddenly ran out in front of me so I hauled on the anchors and shat meself when the bike just locked up and didn't slow. Fortunately I managed to avoid any collision.
Brake test after brake test for the rest of the ride home, each and every time the bike stopped instantly. It's a nearly new bike in great condition. v-brakes etc.
The only thing I can think of is that the surface of the cycle path (now with thick black skid mark) doesn't offer the traction you'd expect.
I rode the rest of the way home on the road instead of the cycle track. I got abuse from the occupants of two separate cars. Apparently I should have been on the ***ing cycle path.
* If we asked them to put parking along the centre white line of a road I'm sure they'd say 'no, it's too dangerous with traffic passing on both sides'. Why have they put parking between a live carriageway and two way cyclist traffic?