In this episode of Ambitions, Emily talks about the low's and high's of XC racing, and what it means to triumph in La Bresse, France with a 3rd place finish. “The year of the Olympics brings out the best in everyone. I’m hoping to rise to the occasion at the World Championships tomorrow in Czech. The Women’s race is completely open and we are all pushing our limits. I’ll bring my best and hopefully that’s good enough for a medal.”
Middle finger braking... longest finger on the hands and that's important if you have small hands. It also is located closer to the end of the brake lever on many models and offers more leverage. I also find it more controlled to use my middle finger on technical rocky descents while gripping the bar with the index finger. I think the bigger question is, why no gloves?