Trail braking?

[fasternyou929]

Originally Posted by shmike

Trail braking can be front or rear.

I'll trail brake with the front on the track.

On the street, I'll sometimes drag the rear brake on the really tight stuff if I am on a BIG touring bike.

I trail brake at the track with the front (trail breaking just means keeping the break applied to the apex of the turn) but try to avoid it on the street because it will amplify the affect of gravel. Fast.

It's good to be comfortable with for street riding in case a descending radius turn sneaks up on you. Or you cross state lines and the interpretation of a 25mph curve suddenly changes (see NC to VA).