On 2004-02-24, Micha Feigin penned: > On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 10:29:39PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: >> >> What I never understood is locally they tell bicyclists that you stop >> faster locking the brakes and everybody else to absolutely avoid >> doing > > Its actually wrong also for bicycles. If you skid it takes a much > longer time to stop. Another thing a lot of casual cyclists don't > know is that you actually should stop mostly with the front brake > (which is much much more effective). You just need to make sure to > hold yourself in place with your hands not to go over the handlebar. > You do that and you won't flip.
Maybe you should take that opinion to alt.mountain-bike. When you have a good bike with strong brakes, you won't just throw yourself over the handlebars; you'll flip the whole damn bike, especially when you're going downhill. The recommended route is to use both brakes at the same time with as light a touch as possible. (After riding my MB for a few months, I visited my parents and took a spin on mom's bike (my old bike). I told dad that the brakes needed to be fixed, and he told me that, for a "normal" bike, they were actually great. I've just been spoiled by a comparatively expensive bike.) That being said, skidding is a bad idea while mountain biking for two reasons: one, you're out of control, and two, you're trashing the trail. -- monique -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
