Timeline for How to descend mountain roads?
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:32 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Aug 29, 2011 at 22:06 | comment | added | Jahaziel | Definitely right, I use the both brakes simultaneously but intermittently, I just let go the bike and brake a little hard before curves, just until I reach the speed I will use during the whole maneuver, once on the curve, I release the brakes again, (repeat as necessary). I can tell the difference because I have brown a few tube-valve junctions due to rim overheating. Applies to disc brakes also. I descend faster but with cooler discs than my friends. My pads last longer also. ;) | |
| Dec 6, 2010 at 23:41 | history | answered | Goodbye Stack Exchange | CC BY-SA 2.5 |