Fingers on brake?

[RACER X]

Originally Posted by azoomm

Oh shuush Ed.

Two. ONLY two - pointer and middle, they have the best tactile feel. :

i agree, but you also hinder movement in your primary fingers cuz the 2 are tucked up underneath.

also if you practice w/ 2, an emergancy arises and you bring in 4 w/ more power = overbraking.

Originally Posted by Archren

In a situation of emergency/panic.. the tendency is to grab with all your strength... as it is, doing that with just 2 fingers locks up my front wheel (you forget I only weigh 127.. unlike Ed's fat ass ).

so try emergancy braking w/ 4 and see what happens, i bet you get better results.

try it like hte MSF exercise, thrown a marker and the ground and use that as your stopping point. and try stopping as quickly and safely as you can.


my guess is that most people here and in general do alot more street miles then track.

and i tell my students practice practice practice, don't make the emergancy your practice.