Hmm...., what better way to break-in my new tires, than with some low speed practice in the schoolyard parking lot.

Took the bike out there to scrub in the new Corsa IIIs. When I got there it seemed like it had just finished raining. The entire parking lot was wet. I laid out the safety cones for the course and just as I got started practicing, the rain started coming down again. Drats.

I packed up my stuff and went back home.

Within the next hour or two the rain stopped, and I headed back out. This time the pavement was really soaked. Sand in three corners, wet all around. It was great. I was slipping and sliding in the sand, but the tires held really well on the wet pavement.

I've always practiced the quick stop, but I've never locked up the front wheel. Today I figured I'd try with the new tires. So, while coming down from about 25-30 mph, I really hauled down on the front brakes as the front end started to dive. Sure enough the back wheel came off the ground - a couple inches. Sweet!!! My first endo. I rode the bike around the lot and did it again - this time it lifted up about a foot.

So, I guess the tires and the brakes are working. Cool.