I never went fast and kept it very slow in the steep parts. It's simply a matter of feeling the nuances of the traction through the bike, something I imagine riding barefoot helps with. Tires are Schwalbe Duremes, so not super aggressive (by mountain bike standards), but they have some decent lugs on them.
Weight on the bike helps too. The parts I walked down, and watching my kids walk theirs down, the bikes were definitely sliding a lot. Weight of the rider really helped. With abandon, Patrick On Wednesday, May 1, 2013 1:15:24 PM UTC-6, Anne Paulson wrote: > > I'm wondering how you were able to keep control on the 25% descent, when > it looks so sandy. Brakes are useless if the tires don't stick to the > surface. > > > On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamon...@mac.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> All kinds of Riv. content, including my Hunqapillar, Riv-ised Treks and >> Jamis, my clothes, and a grand time on roads that were fairly technical >> mountain biking is spots and long flat dirt and sand for most of it. Enjoy! >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/sets/72157633380317495/ >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* >> *www.OurHolyConception.org* >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
