Can you see the differences in my braking in these photos? My body position is really different in the last photo, I will address that next week. So let's first take a look at the fingers on my brakes. In the first one, I am using my 2 middle fingers on the brakes. At that time, I felt like wrapping my index finger around my bike helped me grip better. After lots of "suggestions" from fellow riders, I started to put my index finger on the brakes, but kept the middle one on there. It took another year or so for me to finally convert to one-finger to braking. I am showing you this so you know that I had to learn too and it was a process. It was not overnight magic! I was stubborn and didn't like the way the one-finger braking felt. Over time, I learned to use one finger and I became a much more efficient rider. You can watch the video from a few weeks ago to understand why we use one finger.

"Success is not a goal to reach or finish line to cross. It is a system to improve, an endless process to refine...If you’re having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn’t you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don’t want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change." Atomic Habits, by James Clear.

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Best,

Erica Tingey
Park City, Utah