Why Fast Downhill Riders Brake Early
The dust tells on them. A rider who has already shed speed before the corner arrives with the tires settled, while the rider who lunges for the lever at turn-in asks one contact patch to bargain with braking force and lateral load at once. The spectacle lies elsewhere. What reads as caution is usually a cleaner claim on the line.Bravery is a poor metric. Under load transfer, braking moves normal f...More
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