Over the months flecc has sometimes said that a good cyclist doesn't need to use his brakes, and thus doesn't wear them out.
I wondered what others' opinions were on this: driving a car I actually DO follow flecc's line, and can drive quite long distances around north London without braking (except to warn other drivers by feathering the brake pedal), even on an automatic. The weight of the car, plus some engine braking, does the job.
But riding the same hills on my Wisper, I'm darned if I can go down long descents (or even quite short ones) without constantly braking, as the alternative would be very fast and dangerous.
Do Panasonic units have some sort of engine braking?
Allen.
I wondered what others' opinions were on this: driving a car I actually DO follow flecc's line, and can drive quite long distances around north London without braking (except to warn other drivers by feathering the brake pedal), even on an automatic. The weight of the car, plus some engine braking, does the job.
But riding the same hills on my Wisper, I'm darned if I can go down long descents (or even quite short ones) without constantly braking, as the alternative would be very fast and dangerous.
Do Panasonic units have some sort of engine braking?
Allen.