In a panic stop, all a rear brake does is lock up, and load transfer to the front makes the front brake do all the work. I can remember recently stopping a bike in under 4' from about 12 mph. But most of the time that's not what we're doing, and modulating rear and front is giving us feel and control on those downhill switchbacks. Racing is different - by definition, it's all the way on or all the way off. But that's not a ride for most of us.
On Friday, January 15, 2016 at 8:48:48 AM UTC-6, Edwin W wrote: > > I remember reading that piece by Jan Heine and was surprised that front >> brake stopped quicker than both brakes. A bit counter-intuitive to me, at >> the time. Since then I notice that I rarely use the rear brake and seem to >> never "need it." >> > I don't do much touring or long rides with long descents, but maybe to > distribute the braking and heat production on a long descent? > > I will be interested to hear others' opinions. > > Edwin > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
