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Braking Technique
In the footage of Beloki's spectacular crash it can be seen that Armstrong
briefly locks up his rear wheel as Beloki crashes. I thought on a decent surface the best way to stop was front brake only? I guess that was feasible with the Weinmann brakes on my Eddy Meckx but these Tektro cantilevers leave some braking performance to be desired . Anyway, obviously on a descent like that you'll want to use both to distribute the rim heating evenly, but why did Lance lock up the rear? In the emergency situation shouldn't he have been using the front brake exclusively -- exactly for the reason of avoiding a rear wheel skid? (I will agree that front brake only is a little "eggs in one basket" because if you wash out the front you're pretty much gone, but I'm arguing based on the "front brake only" rule I've heard time and time again.) Dani |
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