Braking: common errors
Brake Control • 2m 25s
We all need to use our brakes while riding. The proper braking technique will give us a smooth ride, while these common errors can easily ruin our day…
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Braking on low grip conditions
Braking under low grip conditions such as loose gravel or wet surfaces can be tricky.
You don't want to lock up your brakes and start skidding out of control or damaging the trail, right?
With this exercise, we will practice a higher level of modulation, learn to feel how much grip we can generat... -
Brake Modulation Progression
If you've watched and practice how to modulate your brakes on low grip surfaces like gravel and once you feel comfortable with it, maybe its time to step up the challenge and progress.
In this video, Shaums will demonstrate the same technique taken from the gravel road - to a much more challengin... -
Braking Over Roots
Braking over roots can be a huge challenge. While the same principles of brake modulation apply here as well, you will need to be quicker on your reactions.
Getting across roots with the brakes on will almost certainly cause our wheels to slide and wash out.
How do we deal with it?
As the front w...
