February 10, 2009 at 1:38 am
#16391
SantaCruzRider
Participant
Another thing to get the feel for on hills is that more weight will be shifted onto the downhill wheel.
So if you are going uphill and accelerating, you may notice that the steering gets a bit vague as more of your weight shifts to the back.
Conversely, going downhill into a stop, more of your weight will be on the front wheel and you have to be more cautious than ever about applying too much rear brake (keep in mind that aggressive downshifting on a hill is essentially also “braking” the rear wheel, so be ready to pull in the clutch and use the front brake as well).