gliding with uni-brakes

General
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can you glide with the brakes on your uni or does it not work as well as the foot?

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RE: gliding with uni-brakes

> can you glide with the brakes on your uni or does it not work
> as well as the foot?

Haven’t tried it myself, but I’m sure it could be made to work as long as
your brakes are up to it. The question is, would it still be “gliding?” If
not done as a foot-against-tire thing, it might need a different name. Brake
coasting?

JF

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I tried on a Coker, i lifted my feet up, and tried to lean back a bit and brake; I went flying!!

:angry:

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I have read (in these threads) that Coker brakes are very powerful. If you really want to learn this brake coasting/gliding or whatever else it may be labeled, experimentation with less grippy brake pads is a good place to start. Since I’m using a freewheel hub, this is the only option I have. It works fine, but it takes a while to get comfortable with it. And brakes that are too touchy are dangerous!

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RE: gliding with uni-brakes

I’ve glided quite a bit with a brake as an assist to regular gliding, but never with just the
brake. However, brake assisted gliding is not much more difficult than regular gliding and lets
you glide down way steeper hills than would otherwise be posssible.

-Kris.
— John Foss <john_foss@asinet.com> wrote:
> > can you glide with the brakes on your uni or does it not work
> > as well as the foot?
>
> Haven’t tried it myself, but I’m sure it could be made to work as long as
> your brakes are up to it. The question is, would it still be “gliding?” If
> not done as a foot-against-tire thing, it might need a different name. Brake
> coasting?
>
> JF
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