Newman8
Senior Member
Sounds easy when you put it like that... but it's not.Yes, descending Hardknott going east: be on the drops; brake on the very short straights (ie the bits of the road which aren't the corners!) off brakes and take the corner, accelerating down the 20% gradient, and then haul on the brakes, but not too much on the front if it's wet, and straighten arms to shift weight back to give increased capability to the rear brake (as in increased 'normal' force). And once the gradient eases off and the road straightens, shake your arms out to avoid cramping.