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  • How do you prevent braking bumps?
  • votchy
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    does suspension cause stutter bumps Having only read the first page of the thread above about suspension causing braking bumps , how do you avoid creating them? Isn't concensus that you brake before the bend in a straight line and use a firm short application of the brakes whilst avoiding locking up rather than a long steady drag of the brakes, the general aim being to carry speed through the corner?

    Singlespeed_Shep
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    Braking bumps will never go away, you get them with motocross as well as mtb. They appear anywhere where on average people brake.

    simon1975
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    How do you prevent braking bumps?

    Don't ride at Trail Centres 🙂

    MS
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    How do you prevent braking bumps?

    Don't Brake! 😆

    bassspine
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    use the first one as a launch, unweight and float over the ripples, then carry all your speed into the corner 😈

    juan
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    learn to brake…

    Haze
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    learn to brake ride…

    hora
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    High powered rifle with exploding bullets (but please don't shoot me!)

    votchy
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    learn to brake…

    so how do you brake then?

    trail_rat
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    learn to brake…

    so how do you brake then?

    properly …….

    coffeeking
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    Itz just a problem on any high traffic trail. Ride elsewhere?

    HoratioHufnagel
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    build an uphill gradient before the turn to slow you down?

    trail_rat
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    ive found one good way is to have weaping seals on your brakes and thus badly contaminated pads …. i couldnt skid/stop to save my life …. my ss just has a vaguely slowing down feel and lots of squeeling. braking bump problem solved !

    5lab
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    a lot of places manage without them. Whistler tends to chose to armour trails – so rock garden landing to drops, paving built into corners\run ups\jumps. I've also heard they mix a little cement powder into the dirt when they're shaping lips, to try and block wear.

    they tend to be worse on narrow trails, having a high 'techy' line as well as a low line is a good way of avoiding them, as the slower (braking) riders will tend to err towards the easier option

    j_me
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    Tarmac

    juan
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    Votchy what trail_rat says. Instead of jamming the brake like a lunatic maniac corner at speed close to 0 and then hammer your pedals, well you brake less, avoid skidding, get more speed in the corner look further ahead in the corner and let the bike roll out of the corner…
    Plus if you skid while braking you've got a lot less control over your bike than if you don't skid. Try to use BOTH brakes…

    MS
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    trail_rat – You also deafen the people riding beside you – win win!!

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