firecracker22
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- Oct 23, 2000
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I have a severe problem with downhill swithbacks, whether or not they're rutted.
I hate to say this, but: they scare me. If I screw up, I'm going off the edge.
So every time, I either slooowww down so much that I just tip over, or panic and grab a handful of front brake and pull what I did at the NWSF: the front end washes out and I bite it.
So, what is the correct technique for downhill switchbacks? I have been getting off and bulldogging the bike around the really nasty ones but I'd like to be able to ride around them like everybody else.
Sidenote: uphill ones don't bother me at all. They're even fun.
I hate to say this, but: they scare me. If I screw up, I'm going off the edge.
So every time, I either slooowww down so much that I just tip over, or panic and grab a handful of front brake and pull what I did at the NWSF: the front end washes out and I bite it.
So, what is the correct technique for downhill switchbacks? I have been getting off and bulldogging the bike around the really nasty ones but I'd like to be able to ride around them like everybody else.
Sidenote: uphill ones don't bother me at all. They're even fun.