Here is a photo of what happens when you brake hard, even if you move your weight back:
http://janheine.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/how-to-brake-on-a-bicycle/ Since the rear wheel isn't touching the ground, 100% of the weight rests on the front wheel. BTW, the rider did not go over the bars, this was simply a controlled stop with maximum brake power during our brake tests. Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly www.bikequarterly.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
