keithajb Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 How do you grab the brakes when you pull he bike up into a back-wheel hopping position? i can never get to the brakes in time before the bike rolls away?? how do i do it? ThanksKeith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrAsHeR Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 How do you grab the brakes when you pull he bike up into a back-wheel hopping position? i can never get to the brakes in time before the bike rolls away?? how do i do it? ThanksKeith Nothing else than practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Make sure you have one finger on the lever, so as soon as you need to, you can pull it What brakes are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endohopper Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Make sure you have one finger on the leverAbsolutely , the standard resting position is 1 or 2 fingers covering each brake lever . At first it felt to me like doing so lessened my grip on the bars , but it soon becomes second nature . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithajb Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Make sure you have one finger on the lever, so as soon as you need to, you can pull it What brakes are you using?V-brakes on a Saracen Flea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 V-brakes on a Saracen Flea 1Ah cool, you'll probably need to use two fingers then, unless its set up beautifully.Keep practicing dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Ah cool, you'll probably need to use two fingers then, unless its set up beautifully.Keep practicing dude!a new brake cable would make your brake easier to pull with one finger!Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladd Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 I cant really get one with using 2 fingers feels really sketchy like im going to let go of the bars ! 1 Finger *** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 1 finger ***i use 2 if i'm only going to backhop, and 1 for pedalkicks and anything else i know i have to release the brake for, because my last 2 fingers aren't strong enough to be trusted to hold the bars when i'm jumping around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jizz123 Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 yea just stick to the one finger on the brake and just practice you will get the hang of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Hops_Alot Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 Try not to ride around with your fingers on the brakes though, because you'll end up like me, pulling both brakes when you do something and trashing your tpa's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daborn Meister Posted February 23, 2008 Report Share Posted February 23, 2008 How do you grab the brakes when you pull he bike up into a back-wheel hopping position? i can never get to the brakes in time before the bike rolls away?? how do i do it? ThanksKeithIm having the exact same problem, but i just find practice helps that little bit more every time.Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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