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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-19-22, 12:48 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 11,034
Posted By njkayaker

If you can brake at/near the limit, you'll also...

If you can brake at/near the limit, you'll also be able to brake hard (if not actually "really laying on the brakes") confidently.

Most novice cyclists are reluctant to use the front brake as much...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-19-22, 10:07 AM
Replies: 346
Views: 11,034
Posted By njkayaker

In at-the-limit braking, the rear brake doesn't...

In at-the-limit braking, the rear brake doesn't do much (if anything). The link you reference isn't saying the rear brake is doing anything at the limit.

It repeats what terrymorse keeps saying...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-19-22, 09:09 AM
Replies: 346
Views: 11,034
Posted By njkayaker

It's standard advice. You are a nonexpert saying...

It's standard advice. You are a nonexpert saying standard stuff is "screwy". Bizarre.


No, it doesn't take any more time than it does to squeeze the brakes.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-18-22, 09:58 AM
Replies: 346
Views: 11,034
Posted By njkayaker

??? Really? This is not a reasonable...

??? Really? This is not a reasonable interpretation at all.

He outlines the "premise" in the very first sentence.


The discussion is about the fastest way to brake, something that you'd do in...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-18-22, 09:51 AM
Replies: 346
Views: 11,034
Posted By njkayaker

This is confusing. No one says using the...

This is confusing.

No one says using the "gradually applying" the rear brake always result in "any kind of instantaneous skid/lockup".

https://www.renehersecycles.com/how-to-brake-on-a-bicycle/...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-18-22, 09:44 AM
Replies: 346
Views: 11,034
Posted By njkayaker

You don't have to rely on Sheldon Brown. ...

You don't have to rely on Sheldon Brown.

https://www.renehersecycles.com/how-to-brake-on-a-bicycle/
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-18-22, 09:28 AM
Replies: 346
Views: 11,034
Posted By njkayaker

and yet, all you have to do is roll down a hill...

and yet, all you have to do is roll down a hill and apply the rear brake (only) gradually to discover that the above isn’t true. yes - some amount of force will break traction. but “any braking...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-17-22, 02:44 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 11,034
Posted By njkayaker

Who knows what he read or whether he read it...

Who knows what he read or whether he read it properly.

You aren’t any sort of expert. So there’s even less reason to believe anything you say.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-17-22, 02:38 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 11,034
Posted By njkayaker

No one said you couldn’t figure it out by...

No one said you couldn’t figure it out by yourself. It should be quicker to learn by reading stuff first.

There were places to read about this stuff before the internet existed.

Many people are...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-17-22, 02:31 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 11,034
Posted By njkayaker

No one has any reason to expect don’t suck at it....

No one has any reason to expect don’t suck at it.

Anyway, you are telling people to ignore everything you write here. And you aren’t reputable either. Bizarre.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-17-22, 01:46 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 11,034
Posted By njkayaker

??? Listening to you is much less effective....

???

Listening to you is much less effective.

You can’t practice techniques just by reading articles (on the internet or not) for reputable sources but you can certainly learn about what to...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-15-22, 12:41 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 11,034
Posted By njkayaker

That post is so full of strawmen, it's a fire...

That post is so full of strawmen, it's a fire hazard.

Walter Mitty is trying to BS you.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-15-22, 12:40 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 11,034
Posted By njkayaker

What garbage.

What garbage.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-15-22, 07:50 AM
Replies: 346
Views: 11,034
Posted By njkayaker

No human can out think and out react a...

No human can out think and out react a computer.[/QUOTE]
Sure they can, because computers can do nothing better than the program they are running. A lot of the aircraft crashes in recent years, USA...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-14-22, 10:06 AM
Replies: 346
Views: 11,034
Posted By njkayaker

@terrymorse...

@terrymorse (https://www.bikeforums.net/members/terrymorse-23091.html) is saying what the experts say how it works.

It's you and livedarklions who are rejecting reality.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-08-22, 09:18 AM
Replies: 346
Views: 11,034
Posted By njkayaker

There have been multiple tests (that don't...

There have been multiple tests (that don't violate physics) that show this not to be the case.


Or, maybe, you are drawing the wrong conclusion why they have both. People above have mentioned a...
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