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Message: [QUOTE="High Lord Gomer, post: 1199418, member: 16469"] Hey, you changed your question! Dragging your brakes is applying them lightly. On downhills you do this to slow yourself while still maintaining directional control. If you merely lock them up, you're sliding and not able to steer (as well). In general, braking should be done and completed just prioring to entering a turn. Use both brakes. As you get ready to apply the brakes, you should shift your weight rearward (to keep from going over the bars if you apply too much front brake). As you enter the turn, you should release the brakes and move your weight forward to apply more weight to the front wheel so that it will bite better to initiate the turn. Dragging the brake through a turn is an advanced technique that can be better explained by Ol89'r. [/QUOTE]