Schuylkill River Trail pt6 DARE DEVIL DESCENT!

51 views · Published 25 February 2016 · 17:44 · Indexed 31 October 2026

Channel: Total Control 871 · 2016 · People & Blogs

Watch on YouTube

This descent was very dangerous  (at least for me).  The reason is again the extremely poor road conditions.  The craters are even bigger and deeper on the descent side.  Should my wheel veer too far right.....it would spell the end for the BLACKRIDER.  So again I must stay close to center.

Also I'd like to draw attention to my Shimano XTR Hydraulic disc brakes.  For there to have been as much rain as it was.....and for me to be as big as I am....the brakes performed above and beyond my expectations!  There was very little in the way of noise.  The brakes I had prior was Shimano's hydro disc 446s.  A good brake.....but man-o-man did they scream like a white woman being gang raped in prison.  And that was even when they were dry!

But nothing has matched to stopping power and ability to shed water like the XTR's and the ice tech rotors.  The brake system came with a hefty price tag, but I definitely got my money's worth.  Hmmm.....maybe I am worth it. Maybe my life does count.

More from this channel