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Old 08-03-08, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by TromboneAl
I can see how it can be done on a slight incline, where you can rock back or forth to keep the bike under you. However, the logic of working against the brakes on flat ground doesn't make any sense to me. I'd think that you need some way of causing the wheel to roll backwards. Am I missing something?
Some rider on BF a while back was explaining that he would lock the brakes with the wheel turned a bit, and lightly rock the bike, balancing based on the fact that the contact patch would roll a little bit back and forth (left and right) as he rocked
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