Originally Posted by
andrewluke
Having never really experienced a rear lock on a bicycle, is it cool to just release the brake or do you just have to ride it out? I know from the motorcycle world, if you ass end gets too far out at speed with a locked rear, releasing generally results in the wonderfully painful experience known as a high-side. I'm curious if the light weight of a bicycle changes the situation there since there's so much less inertia...
I released both brakes and the bike straightened up. In a panic stop, by definition there's not much time or distance available, so a rear fishtail just adds to the panic. I could have just released the back, but I didn't know any better at the time.
On the wheel overlap crash video, at least the guy did a nice tuck and roll instead of sticking his arm out to stop his fall. (He didn't have time to react, so it was lucky.)