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Oh of course it does, the rear does probably around a quater to a third of the braking, though i'd rather have a rear brake than a front as in an emergency locking up, a rear lock up is easy to save, a front lock up is pretty much impossible to save, i've got the scar to prove that.
Pointless argument as you may as well just have both, but if I had to choose, i'd go for the rear brake everytime.