Trail braking?

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Originally Posted by racedoll

I just need to trust that my brakes will get me slowed down enough for the corner I want to take. It's not so much that I don't trust the bike or the brakes, it's myself that I question. I know my bike is quite capable but it's a wrong input from me that could result in an output of me.
I worked on this last year and am continuing to work on it this year. It's mainly on the back straight at Mid-Ohio that I struggle. This is partly why I can't break that 140 mark because I'm thinking about having to slow for the corners.... and before you say it, I don't think I'm that slow through them. A lot of times I catch people there but they pull me in the straights.

Brake pads I changed last year. I just put OEMs on because they are fine for me. Erik even rode the bike at the track a couple years ago and said the brakes were acceptable for me there, especially after they get warmed up. I trust his judgment.



That is exactly how I feel! I hardly use it because I don't feel like it does anything, but I do on the street every once in a while just to train my brain.



Great post THE AWESOME! And I agree, that bike looks familiar.

Well I'm no "The Awesome" but imho you are on the right track and the only thing that is going to "fix" your problem is practice. Good luck and be careful, Rome wasn't built in a day!!!

[racedoll]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Well I'm no "The Awesome" but imho you are on the right track and the only thing that is going to "fix" your problem is practice. Good luck and be careful, Rome wasn't built in a day!!!

I know what I'm supposed to be doing and know kind of how to do things, it's just a matter of actually DOING IT.

Yup, been practicing for too damn long though. I need to just start doing some stuff, but I can't get too impatient. I feel like I improved last year so that is all I can hope for again this year.