Ok....you are in a crowded place with your bike...some place with pedestrians...or obstacles and lots of very slow speed turns and manouvers.....Do you have your feet down doing those long windmill strokes with them, or are they up on the pegs where they belong? Is it stop go with your feet down...or a smooth slow roll with feet on the pegs?
Same with traffic. I always get a kick seeing riders who have their legs out at angles just "in case".
I thought to ask this because of all the mention of rear brake use. Personally, I can manouver my bike quite well at very slow speeds...almost stopped, while keeping my foot on the pegs. I use the rear brake to achieve this. If you drag the rear brake quite firm and smooth (minds out of the gutter, ladies), you can have surprising control at slow speeds and work the throttle to prevent jerky acceleration or stalling. My feet are either on the pegs or on the ground...never hanging in the air. Where are yours?
Same with traffic. I always get a kick seeing riders who have their legs out at angles just "in case".
I thought to ask this because of all the mention of rear brake use. Personally, I can manouver my bike quite well at very slow speeds...almost stopped, while keeping my foot on the pegs. I use the rear brake to achieve this. If you drag the rear brake quite firm and smooth (minds out of the gutter, ladies), you can have surprising control at slow speeds and work the throttle to prevent jerky acceleration or stalling. My feet are either on the pegs or on the ground...never hanging in the air. Where are yours?
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