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July 28, 2009 at 04:52
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"element22" wrote
What ever you do…DO NOT lock your brakes thats bad. First off if you lock you no longer have control to avoid or steer away…
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Welcome to the forum. Thats what I have to work on. I will lock my rear wheel up in a heart beat 😕
Feathering the "chicken switches" is the key to braking no matter what you are riding, but especially important when running some form of DH.
Feathering = "No Lock Up"