Timeline for Do skilled cyclists really "use the front brake alone probably 95% of the time"?
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| Mar 7, 2019 at 15:02 | comment | added | John Hunt | There's no need to go over the handlebars. If you read the sheldon brown article you'll see this is because you've not practiced enough with the front brake. | |
| Jan 18, 2017 at 9:15 | comment | added | David Richerby | Sorry but if you went over the handlebars "more than a few" times, it doesn't sound like you were particularly skilled back then... | |
| Jul 24, 2015 at 11:53 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | I know a guy who went head-over in an off-road race. He's been in a wheelchair ever since. | |
| Sep 13, 2012 at 22:04 | review | First posts | |||
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| Aug 31, 2012 at 15:43 | comment | added | Vorac | I have had several similar incidents. The worst left some scars on my chin. Ugly thing when flying over the handlebar is that your legs are trapped on both sides of the frame and behind the handlebar. Then you can not roll to reduce the damage (at least I never manage). | |
| Aug 31, 2012 at 15:41 | comment | added | Vorac | Just my thoughts! However, this answer seems to be unorthodox. Reading all the other answers in this thread above yours (including the question) are on the same opinion - use the front brake. | |
| Aug 24, 2012 at 17:43 | comment | added | Brrr | Only that had to stop quickly, and I chose to squeeze hard on the front brakes as per the previously mentioned conventional wisdom. | |
| Aug 24, 2012 at 17:34 | comment | added | amcnabb | That's interesting--was there anything unique about the situations where you went over-the-handlebar using the front brake? | |
| Aug 24, 2012 at 17:29 | history | answered | Brrr | CC BY-SA 3.0 |