Front brake, emergency stops

[Kalidurga]

The breaking thread that I remember included this link from Sheldon Brown,
Breaking and Turning your Bicycle, in which Sheldon specifically discusses "panic stops". Very helpful stuff.

[BeeLady]

Here's the thread I had found earlier:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...eferrerid=3855


In this thread was this from SadieKate:

Watch the very end of this video. The sprinters are "throwing" their bikes across the line. Watch their body position. The emergency stop looks just like this but you come to a full stop and may or may not clip out. I know it seems contradictory but the manuever is much the same as an emergency stop. These guys are only accelerating until that split second when they throw their bikes. Because they are not braking their bikes get pushed in front of their bodies which are also continuing to travel forward. Because you are bringing the bike to a sudden halt, you must also stop the forward momentum of your body by making sure it stays behind the saddle.

http://www.eurosport.com/cycling/tou...vid27951.shtml

Hope these links work.

[pooks]

That video never worked for me -- maybe because I'm on a Mac?