Trail braking

I'm your host, Neil Smearshart.

In today's episode, we'll be discussing trail braking.

Some think it's an advanced technique only useful for the track.

Others think it's part of everyday riding.

We'll discuss what trail braking is and how you can add it to your riding and why you might want to use it on every corner.

So let's get started with what is trail braking? Well, the Wikipedia definition says that trail braking is a driving and motorcycle riding technique where the brakes are used beyond the entrance to a turn or turn in and then gradually released and trailed off.

And depending upon a number of factors, the driver fully releases brake pressure at any point between turn in and the apex of the turn.

So that sounds very clinical.