Riding over Roots and Rocks Brake Right To clear bumps of any size and to stay in control, the tires have to keep rolling. Let your wheels roll over roots and rocks, so that all of your traction is available for steering and slide control. Rather than wasting your traction on the roots with heavy braking, try to do your speed control on the non-rooty parts between obstacles. To do this, keep track of where your wheels a...[more]...