Originally Posted by
surfer777
Is it possible for your front tire to skid? And ideally you only squeeze the front brake when stopping, no dual brake action?
yeah, it's possible.
but it's damn hard or impossible to pull off if the road surface is clean.
Originally Posted by
kevin_stevens
Uh, I don't think so. I'm coming from motorcycles, so very chary of the short wheelbase and high CG of my road bike. I've already gotten the rear wheel *way* up in the air during some hard stops. This is with weight as low and to the rear as I can get it. I have absolutely no doubt that I can endo this thing with no problem - I'm extremely conservative with downhill braking.
KeS
the brakes on a bicycle are appalling in comparison to motorcycles.
that and you don't want to put the weight low, you want it to go as far back as possible.
I've only ever did a stoppie on a bike while going down hill. I've never managed to pull it off on flat ground. How are you doing it? :-/