• Maximum Deceleration--Panic Stops

    The fastest that you can stop any bike of normal wheelbase is to apply the front brake so hard that the rear wheel is just about to lift off the ground. In this situation, the rear brake cannot contribute to stopping power, since it has no traction.

    Bollox is all I have to say to that. I can easily endo my old racing bike with mega crappy brakes while sitting down. You need to get your arse over the back or you are going over, especially on a descent.

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