onzatrip Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) Hi there people, Just a random thing was out riding on Sunday when my front brake starting playing up Realy bad, so I took it off. Before I took it off I couldn't Realy get the things I knew I could, eg taps etc, then when I took it off, I was riding a lot better. Being a lot smoother and riding bigger Just wandering because when I tap, gap etc I always lock my front brake on, is it due to that or is it a mind set?? Does anyone else have this issue?? It's Realy confusing me Thanks people!!! Edited January 18, 2012 by onzatrip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 bit of a mind set, if something is wrong on your bike, you'l be inclined to question it and worry about it, so you're preoccupied with thoughts of broken parts, and if your head isn't in it it won't happen. plus a bit of death grip never hurts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiuSliS Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Had that, when i started riding i've always used to lock front breaks, but as the time passed i got rid of that habit. So i would say yea, it's a mind thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 You hold your front break when you tap? That aint a good thing! If your not locking up your front brake you can be busy doing more important things like using you hand to grip the bar and yank it harder lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 I've got a habbit of pulling both brakes when I do a move which only involves one, like doing a gap to front - i'll pull the rear in mid air when I don't even need to. Are the benefits of not doing so noticeable? or doesn't it really matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Well its not ideal. Put your hand out like its gripping both bars, and then open your fingers out like you would when you brake you can see and feel the grip that you lose, so its harder to pull on the bars with less grip. But will you start gapping further if you stop doing it? Probably not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzatrip Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 You hold your front break when you tap? That aint a good thing! If your not locking up your front brake you can be busy doing more important things like using you hand to grip the bar and yank it harder lol Not while I throw the bike up once I'm pushing the bike through!! And when I land you can see the wheel is locked!! Same when I gap the front is locked on.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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