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Helping Your Suspension - Riding Skills

Another area where we often see riders becoming too stiff is with their arms, especially during braking. Because you're forced to support a lot of body weight with your arms during hard braking, a natural tendency is to try and lock your elbows to help support the weight. The problem is that any bumps you encounter during braking will transfer directly into your upper body, not only making it difficult to maintain control but also unintentionally creating more steering inputs during a time whAnother area where we often see riders becoming too stiff is with their arms, especially during braking. Because you're forced to support a lot of body weight with your arms during hard braking, a natural tendency is to try and lock your elbows to help support the weight. The problem is that any bumps you encounter during braking will transfer directly into your upper body, not only making it difficult to maintain control but also unintentionally creating more steering inputs during a time when the front suspension is heavily loaded. Locking your arms also makes it difficult to change your body position if necessary for an upcoming turn while braking. Try to keep your elbows slightly bent, so that you remain flexible to help absorb any big hits and change body position if required.


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