Originally Posted by
Mumonkan
yeah, my first few weeks i was all about the skidding, it was more of a "i need to know how to do this if the sh*t hits the fan" type of deal
only time i needed it so far was when i was climbing hills in a local park and the other of the hill was a lot steeper than expected and there was a family with small children
Exactly. It seems like a good tool to have in the toolbox, that's all. I'd like to master it, then I'll stop doing it.
And where I live and ride, sometimes you don't have the option to plan ahead and slow down. But that's why I have my front brake too. Mostly as an "oh ****!" lever.
Funny you mention skid stopping for small children. I've noticed the parents don't really appreciate it haha. I'm not talking about some kind of hockey-stop with rubber flecks flying in the kids face as you come to a sideways stop just an inch or two away haha. I just mean, they don't seem to like the noise it makes. Sends shockwaves of fear through their bodies and sets off the mom/dad primal protection & preservation instinct in them, which can easily be confirmed by the look on their faces and the daggers coming at you from their eyes.