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06-23-2009, 09:00 AM | #1 | |
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If it is this isn't a good practice for you to do. A lot of people here wouldn't really say anything if you didn't use your rear brake, I'm in the "Use both brakes all the time camp". By using the rear brake most the time, you're building connections from your brain to your right foot. But you're not building them to your right hand at the same rate. You have to use both brakes all the time to train your brain, until you get to the point where you don't have to think about braking, when your body memory can take over. That way when things aren't going great you have time to worry about the car or deer running in front of you and not trying to think your way through using the front brake because it is an emergency. If your bike is a cruiser with a rearward weight bias, you do need more rear brake and less front. But you still need both to stop as short as possible with the most control. |
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yeah, not using the front is a good way to find yourself implanted into some car because you have no natural reaction to apply the front brakes that have most of the stopping power. Rear brake is jello, it has no stopping power.
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Thanks for the input guys, I am well aware of the ramifications, how much stopping power is available from each brake, the repercussions of too much and too little, and the fear that using the rear brake causes most people. I am also aware of proper braking technique and I utilize it when/if necessary, both street and track. Think what you like of brain patterns, keeping in mind I am a woman and my brain doesnt work like yours does.
Call me stubborn, but I ride my own ride, not the ride everyone else tells me to do. *also the reason I dont typically tell anyone else how to brake. |
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We aren't talking emotions here.
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I rarely use the rear brake unless stopping hard or on gravel. My rear brake is VERY prone to locking up even on light pressure. I probably need to adjust my brake lever. I also prefer to adjust my speed before entering curves but will trail brake with the front if additional braking is necessary
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Got that? FRONT AND REAR. I also use the front profusely at the track when riding at higher speeds and to attempt the techniques the Awesome referred to for proper braking. I've been over this with all of my instructors at the track and those CR's I have as personal friends and not a one of them has an issue with my use of brakes as I use them properly when needed and in emergency situations. My preference is simply that, my preference. |
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Exactly, that's why we are saying it. Your preference can become a natural habit. It's just better to build positive tendencies. Which is why we are saying it's good to develop natural habits to use the front. We can all learn better habits Rae, I know there are things I need to work on and that people bust on me for doing as well.
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Dont start dude, thats probably the first time I've ever used that one...everyone has the right to their own thoughts and opinions, it is the internet after all... |
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