Velocipede Rider on Nostr: nprofile1q…ww5kf Wait… how do you ride down a hill on a bike, if you use a brake? ...

nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqay5kgseddtmqma8gv3c95usv6kuef4uu2uukmhg4fe06zyv8urwq2ww5kf (nprofile…w5kf) Wait… how do you ride down a hill on a bike, if you use a brake? Surely if you brake, you cannot move forward? 🤔

Actually most use of brakes on bikes is not slamming to a hard stop grabbing hold of the brake with full force. Most of the usage is holding them more lightly to slow you down or control speed downhill.

Same thing on a unicycle. 😉