Just been watching a youtube video on some of the basic skills (more through curiosity than necessity) and I have heard a few people mention it on here too.
The way to brake is always use the front brake more than the rear.
Now it stems from when I was taught to ride but I was taught that you should apply the rear first and use the front to aid it. This was because front wheel washouts are nasty and usually unrecoverable or if applied too hard you could go over the bars. Where as locking and sliding the rear is easier to recover from (repack shots on klunkers show this perfectly). It serves me pretty well, but am I doing it wrong? It's going to be hard to unlearn 30 years of riding if I am or is it just down to personal preference?
Carl.
The way to brake is always use the front brake more than the rear.
Now it stems from when I was taught to ride but I was taught that you should apply the rear first and use the front to aid it. This was because front wheel washouts are nasty and usually unrecoverable or if applied too hard you could go over the bars. Where as locking and sliding the rear is easier to recover from (repack shots on klunkers show this perfectly). It serves me pretty well, but am I doing it wrong? It's going to be hard to unlearn 30 years of riding if I am or is it just down to personal preference?
Carl.