Originally Posted by Bantam
Loosen your brakes and lightly dab them. I think the problem a lot of people have is that their brakes are set up to catch hard with a slight pull of the lever. This leaves no room for modulation.
I've got my brakes pretty loose. On descents I like to grip the levers a bit so that I can pre-load the lever before the pad engages the rim.
Lots of good advice from people. I'll have to see if I can apply it during Sunday's race.