zoster Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 Hey! those of you that experimented with brakeless trials for a bit, and went back to brakes, did you find out it helped your braked ride, as in you became more economical with your energy by using less the brakes and using your body movement to put the weight just in the right spot, or did you find that brakeless needs another type of body language that is deviant to normal trials and you had to readjust to braked trials? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 Wheel placement = lots, lots better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardweb Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 f**kin' yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 Bigtime. Body position comes into play a lot more and it really helps to refine your balance and technique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoster Posted July 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 cool! then i'll give it a try. thanks for answering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totaltrials Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 I don't ride brakeless. But I'd imagine it'd also help your falling off technique . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsMan Dan Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 yeah, definately made me alot smoother, less set up and recovery hops and less pedal hops, also my wheel placement and accuracy improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modifiedridah2k9 Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 I think it will make your balance on the back wheel alot better, i havn't tried brakeless yet, but im not taking my brakes off, so i may just ride without touching the brakes, sort of brakeless . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 Common sense would say that it'd improve your your wheel control or 'placement' as you can no longer rely on the brakes to save you from poor positioning. Same goes for weight distribution, you have to have it exactly right on wedges/wodges as the brakes are no longer there to help out. Another thing would be improving your 'flow' and perhaps smoothness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 Spot on dude, right on the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphyrinx Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 Yeah - so basically exactly what I said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 If you can be bothered to practice properly and take it seriously, then yes you can reap some big benefits, like better balance, bike control etc. If however you're just trying to spice up your trials career and just ride round doing bunnyhops and pedal grinds, then no, not really. In my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modifiedridah2k9 Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 If you can be bothered to practice properly and take it seriously, then yes you can reap some big benefits, like better balance, bike control etc. If however you're just trying to spice up your trials career and just ride round doing bunnyhops and pedal grinds, then no, not really. In my opinion. What are pedal grinds mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam217 Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 well im looking to get rid of my brakeless rig, while riding it i found all i really did was bmx kind of stuff which in my opinion is'nt going to improve anything, but who knows i've not rode a braked bike again yet still for for a while i just missed the tech stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 Hells yeah... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphyrinx Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 all i really did was bmx kind of stuff... still for for a while i just missed the tech stuff Why didn't you ride tech stuff instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanczik Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 not for my when i ride brakeless i "know" i have no brakes.and thats all i have. i ride fast!! and usu more body movment and balance and control..lots of fun! but when i go back to brakes...i just forget it all..and i usu the brakes all !!!! the f**cking time!!! i stop a lot.. and its back to slow rides with more tgs stuff for now i just go brakeless.antill i will fill i nade the brakes again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam217 Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Why didn't you ride tech stuff instead? i found that i wasnt as good at the tech stuff so now i have a monty cammel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 You said it doesn't help and you wouldn't recommend it. Do you practise being moronic or does it come naturally? I said in my experience, it didn't help - though I'd only ridden it 10-15 times - implying that my opinion should be taken with a pinch of salt. Quite the contrary - I said it's good fun and do it if you want, but I wouldn't advise riding brakeless purely to improve your regular riding. Finally - thank you for noticing It's taken a LOT of hard work and perciverance - and although I can see you're trying really hard - it'll be a LONG time before you'll be able to be as effective a moron as me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Lol, moron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphyrinx Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 YOU'VE BEEN RUMBLED! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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