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Brake Sliding
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[QUOTE="Magellan, post: 77513, member: 22253"] I watched Time To Ride last week (great video) and noticed that brake sliding around a tight turn seems like a good skill to have. I went on an enduro this past weekend and decided to give it a try...Here are the results: OK, coming into a left turn I initiate the turn and lock the rear wheel. Bike stalls and I'm blocking the trail in the middle of the turn... Next turn. Another left. This time I remember to grab the clutch. I start the turn, hit the brake and clutch, and yeah, the bike end comes around. As I exit the turn, I let out the clutch and lag 2nd gear. Almost stalled it, but grabbed first in time... This was pretty much the story for the left turns. I started droping the gears, but never got a good transition from brake sliding to accelerating. I figure more practice. The rights were another story. Coming into a right turn. Initiate the turn, grab the clutch, and Oh NO! My right foot is nowhere near the brake pedal. It is suspended in mid air near the front wheel. I go into panic mode as I'm going too fast to make the corner (after all, I had planned to brake) and I grab the front brake. Bad idea--front end washes out, I step over the bars for a short run into a tree. I knew I had a helmet for a reason. Next time, same thing, except that I avoided the frnot brake, overran the turn, and this time the bike hit the tree. I figure my foot needs to stay near the brake, but it doesn't feel natural. I want to bring my leg up to help balance... Any tips or suggestions? I plan to study the video some more and practice this Friday. Thanks, Mag [/QUOTE]
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