Originally Posted by
BlazingPedals
A note on that: As Phillipe learned, if you're on an upright bike and hit the brakes in a hard turn, the bike will 'pop up' and try to go straight. This doesn't seem to be a problem with recumbents, though.
I'm not sure what you mean by "popping up"... I've had ONE instance on dry pavement when the V-Rex back tire lost traction in a descending turn; I saved it by a combination of steering into it and reducing the brake force.
In loose sand or gravel in a turn, the recumbent is usually on the ground before I have time to react.
Then again, I'm not cornering at 40+ mph. ;-)