Old 03-03-05 | 01:41 PM
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He has some very good stuff on his web site. There is also a lot of depth in some of the articles. Now here is where I may be cast down, tarred and feathered, and banned from the forum by SB worshipers......

Some things on his web site are JUST OPINIONS and THEORIES, not LAWS and ABSOLUTE TRUTHS like the followers think. There are a couple things that are correct "in theory", which he is stating to prove a point. But, some people practice them on the street, which is not (hopefully) what he meant or what works best.

Example: He explains the theory of how the maximum braking of the front wheel is achieved by hitting the front brake to the point where the rear tire is at the lift off point. He compares that to using the rear brakes only and states that the front is where most of the braking power is. All true, and point well proven. He DOES NOT talk about real world, not always in a straight line other than smooth surface braking. (he didn't intend to) He did not talk about using BOTH brakes and a proper weight shift, which gets you even more braking power and this is usable on rough surfaces and in turns. He didn't do this because he was trying to prove a SIMPLE, ideal condition theoretical point.

The problem is we now have many riders that NEVER use, and don’t know how to use, their rear brakes in coordination with their front. All because "Sheldon says". This is not at all what he was trying to achieve.

Hmmmm, sounds just like some other religions...........
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