Pittsburgh? Give me a break! We have these things in N. NV called the Sierra Nevada mountains- tall, curvey moutains that sometimes you really don't know what is around the corner. The road could be bone then you might hit a lit bit of snow melt going across the road. Occassionally, the snowmelt will get shaded by those tall pine/sequoia trees and it is ice.
No amount of chest thumping will make up for safety benefit of abs. You can post pics and anecdotes all you want, but that doesn't make up for facts.
Fact 1- The abs can make up to 10 calculations on brake threshold per second. Is your right foot that quick?
Fact 2- This is according to research http://www.bikesafer.com/abs.html
It is interesting to note that the people who say abs is unnecessary don't have abs bikes themselves; they have pre '11 C-14 bikes that lack it. Perhaps they didn't have scratch to get the abs and trying to convince themselves that was a wise savings of cash. I bet none of these anti-abs chest thumpers have disabled the abs on their cars/trucks.
Wow, who the hell is chest thumping. I have only made the point that even with ABS, which I know is an amazing thing, we need to continue to practice. Wow, why is that so controversial? A bike can be ridden safely without it, but when you need it is works.
And yes Pittsburgh. This entire area is covered with roads just as you describe, they are throughout the Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia area. Maybe you should come out here sometime to see for yourself, I've been in your area.
You guys are way too emotional over a piece of technology. I'm done. Sorry to try to add a little to the discussion regarding safety. I'm not the best rider, but I do know that avoiding braking in some situations is often the best course of action.
Sorry to offend anyone. I'll go away.
