I did a face plant. :(
07-17-07 | 11:02 PM
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I also (though being pretty new here) would say less front brake. The front brake is typically the majority of your stoppipng power however on a steep downhill, or diving into a corner its just not the direction you want your bike to be pushing. I had that problem on a trail where around one corner I was too much on the front brake and it dug into a loose corner and I ate it hard. A little while later a similar corner came about and I learned, less on the fron and more on the rear, however this corner had it in for me; my back tire shot up off a root and my front dug in and once again I hit the dirt.
Since that day I keep my hand off the front brake unless its an "oh sh*t" moment where stopping is top priority...
Since that day I keep my hand off the front brake unless its an "oh sh*t" moment where stopping is top priority...
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Stuart Black
Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
