Does everyone know how to ride this?

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

No, it's because I was once a noob who didn't know about all this shit and threads like this helped me not only become a better rider, but more importantly a safer rider.

Ok, fair enough, let's talk safety.

You can, in my opinion, ride for your entire life, on any road in the world, without trail braking.

How? Simple. Slow the fuck down. The world is not a racetrack. Treating it like one, exponentially increases your odds of becoming a leather clad graffiti stain on some unforgiving canyon wall.

I ride at **ahem** a fairly "spirited pace", but I'm usually off the brakes, way before the apex. Maybe it's because I got the whole racing thing out of my system years ago, (almost, anyway...) or maybe it's because I've seen too many dead guys laying under sheets. Probably both.

So, trail braking? Good thing to know how to do. It will make you faster. Will it make you safer? I don't think so.

JC