Originally Posted by
lovestoride
sorry was not clear enough. i ment like really using the brakes front and rear and a good amount of pressure. i knew that the turns could be taken at very high speeds. i had an off day and was shot out the back and had to tt it to get back to the group and i did not need to brake once during the entire solo effort. it was really only surprising because the people at the ride/race are experienced racers but o well nothing bad happened next time im just going to stay right at the front.
If your cornering and power allows you to solo back to the bunch, why aren't you riding at the front dictating the pace? Then you can really nail the corners and scare all the people behind you.