April 22, 201214 yr I've had a pretty productive weekend and have gone from pottering up a few small rocks (no larger than 2ft) to learning the clutch control to get me up some stuff around 4ft. My problem is I CANNOT cover the rear brake when doing larger obstacles. At the moment being a bit of a newbie I'm not wearing trials specific boots but should this be that much of an issue? I just end up pushing the pedal down a little bit. It's really frustrating as when I've conquered a nice sized rock I would like to be able to stop and control myself before moving on. Help? Alan.
April 22, 201214 yr Often I treat smaller or more simple obstacles like big obstacles just for the practice Sounds silly but it works
April 22, 201214 yr I had the same issues,think I was trying to "feel" for the rear brake like on a road bike which was impossible with trials boots on (well for me anyway) After playing around with the position of pedal things have improved a lot. Its now set so that when its fully on my boot is level with the ground, not pointing down. It seems to work for me.
April 23, 201214 yr Author I'm trying to keep a foot over it so I can hold the bike on the back wheel when I'm up... Pretty sure the really good riders do this... Or do they move over to the brake when they make it up?
April 23, 201214 yr I have this same problem, however I do know if you come from Redcar you usually have a braincell or two missing in the rear braking department. I think its just getting more comfortable with the bike, as I had the same problem, and Im still trying to 'become one' with the bike which it 10x easier on a push bike to become.
April 25, 201214 yr In the words of Ray Peters when used to hold the rear brake when hopping the bike, "Other peeps ankles are trainable, yours is too!" I love the quote, yet still have a hard time at it!
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