Originally Posted by unrelated
Then how do you guys avoid having too much cg shifted to the front when using the front brake? Of course I know about shifting the body to the rear as much as possible but somehow it gives me this impression that it's dangerous to use the front brake too much.
When descending, you WANT a lot of CG on your front tire. That's what provides traction and thus control. You want to move your body weight back far enough so you don't go ash over elbows, but you don't want to drag your butt on the back tire all the time.
It just takes practice and time.
I remember reading an article on Whistler Mountain Bike Park (I think) and they had two photos at the same location. It was a rock face and one of the local riders was doing a nose wheelie (balancing on the front wheel with the back up in the air) as he was going down. The other photo was a guy with his shorts rubbing on the back tire. It's all about knowing your bike, and your body position on it!
L8R
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