[Do You Feel Your Brakeless Riding Improved Your Braked Riding?]

In reply to does it help:

No.

There might be little perks, such as a bit of overall control, and wheel placement as OBM said - but I haven't noticed any massive improvement - though I did only ride a brakeless set ~10-15 times.

If you want to ride brakeless - sure - go ahead. It's great fun. (For a while, atIeast - I found.) But I certainly wouldn't advise riding brakeless in an attempt to improve your braked riding.

"I wouldn't advise" "I wouldn't do it" "it's not something I would recommend". Common phrases for "no, don't bother".

Nope. I was refering to how you made out that I was saying that I'd told people it doesn't help because I'd ridden brakeless for 10-15 rides, and also that you wrote that I told people not to ride brakeless.

I said neither of these things.

As I've said, and repeated:

I said that my opinion should be taken with a pinch of salt as I hadn't ridden brakeless for very long, and that people should ride brakeless because they want to - not to try and improve their regular riding.

Basically the only thing we really agreed on is how your original comment was stated as fact and based on nothing especially substantial. Essentially rather stupid.

"oh yeah i tried some brake pads. Got a fresh grind, pulled the brake 10-15 times and they weren't great. I wouldn't bother with them if you want a good brake."

You see how stupid that sounds?

[Do You Feel Your Brakeless Riding Improved Your Braked Riding?]

There might be little perks, such as a bit of overall control

Don't be so stupid, of course it does.

Bike control is much better not just a little bit and smoothness as has been said by others, the difference is night and day!

You know damned well that wasn't the part of your post I was refering to.

If you didn't... Well then.

Is this the part that was exactly what you said then?

[Do You Feel Your Brakeless Riding Improved Your Braked Riding?]

did you find out it helped your braked ride

No.

Don't be so stupid, of course it does.

Yeah - so basically exactly what I said.

Yep, you're right... i have some way to go before i'm at your level.

[Do You Feel Your Brakeless Riding Improved Your Braked Riding?]

Yeah - so basically exactly what I said.

You said it doesn't help and you wouldn't recommend it. Do you practise being moronic or does it come naturally?

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[Do You Feel Your Brakeless Riding Improved Your Braked Riding?]

No.

There might be little perks, such as a bit of overall control, and wheel placement as OBM said - but I haven't noticed any massive improvement - though I did only ride a brakeless set ~10-15 times.

If you want to ride brakeless - sure - go ahead. It's great fun. (For a while, atIeast - I found.) But I certainly wouldn't advise riding brakeless in an attempt to improve your braked riding.

Don't be so stupid, of course it does.

10-15 rides isn't really enough to see any huge benefits but I've found riding brakeless properly for a decent amount of time makes a noticeable difference. Bike control is much better not just a little bit and smoothness as has been said by others, the difference is night and day! Telling people not to do it because you didn't see any difference after a handful of rides is moronic. You really should think before you speak

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