I was always wondering this. Imagine a steep descent. What is better for brake wear - braking constantly or more powerful just at the end? Anybody knows? Goes for both rim and disc brakes

  • teft@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The amount of wear will be the same.

    You don’t want to drag your brakes though because they will heat up and fade if you’re on a long descent and brake fade is very dangerous on steep descents.

    Proper braking technique is brake right before any turns and then let off in the middle of a turn. You can brake a little after the turn also. You basically want your bike to roll as fast as it can and just control it before and after turns.

    You’re gonna want to train yourself to go faster though because the technique i describe will have you descending very quickly and most people fear brake in descents because fast descents can be very scary for the untrained.

    • Mihies@programming.devOP
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      3 months ago

      Yea, sure, I was asking for a friend (literally) who would break continuously and slowly descend. Me? Pedal right until the turn :)