Stopping the Bike on an Incline

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On longer more brutal climbs sometimes you find yourself just wanting to stop. And a question that a lot of people are faced with is "What's the best way to stop when you're climbing a hill?" So, first thing, make sure you have a good clear spot, like right here. Lock your back brake so you don't roll backwards. Put a foot down, then get off to the same side that you have your foot on. So now here I am, you know, I've got a nice smooth spot. I can look around and find a good place to put my back wheel to restart. Time to catch my breath. Maybe have a drink of water and assess where I go from here. Things you don't want to do is you don't want to stop with your back wheel right on the side of an obstacle like this. Because chances are the way the water flows and everything it's going to be slippery on the other side. It's going to be washed away. Roots and stuff like that. So if I'd stop here, with all of my weight still on the bike, the bike would just roll backwards. Which is, you know, that's not what you want. And if I'd stopped put my left foot down like this and then put my right foot down on this side there's just, like, potential instability and stuff like that. It's be better to, when you stop you have your foot down, and then you move the bike away. Put your other foot beside it, because you know you have good footing that way and less likely to have some embarassing tumbles.

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