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@snoops
IMO if you like to scrub speed when going through corners fast you need double brakes. If you scrub speed with just a rear brake you skid out, with just a front you can either skid the front out or flip the bike. Just from personal experience. The front brake is great when upright in a straight line, but braking with the bike on an angle (high speed turns) can be a nightmare.
I think the perfect set up is dual brakes with 50/50 bias.
You don't have to have a dual brake set up that gives you hand fatigue, higher quality calipers and levers will prevent that. But unfortunately they cost moneys.