Front brakes , what are they good for ?

[Landsurfer]

On my bicycle I use my rear brake 90% of the time ... on my motor bike i use my front brake 90% of the time ...
Weight transfer and traction ...
The gods of stopping .....
Safely ...
And I love the feel of a twitchy bike of any type ... if it's moving around under me I can control it .... Well so far ...

 

[Chris S]

I only use my front brake when the rear has failed to stop me, e.g. in the wet. By then the bike has still slowed down enough to stop me going over the handlebars.

 

[si_c]

I only use my front brake when the rear has failed to stop me, e.g. in the wet. By then the bike has still slowed down enough to stop me going over the handlebars.

If you're going over the handlebars then you are using your brake incorrectly or it's setup very badly. I've not come close to going over the handlebars since my brother put a stick in my front wheel aged 8.

 

[Smokin Joe]

If you're going over the handlebars then you are using your brake incorrectly

It will be this. There is no way you can adjust a cycle brake so it is too sharp unless the blocks are so low they are jamming in the spokes.

If I didn't trust myself to brake without going over the bars I'd question whether I was safe enough to be riding at all.

 

[raleighnut]

If you're going over the handlebars then you are using your brake incorrectly or it's setup very badly. I've not come close to going over the handlebars since my brother put a stick in my front wheel aged 8.

I dunno my Road Ace can be a sod if 'panic braking' is called for, you can lock either wheel with one finger so grabbing a handful can be painful. Not sure if it's a compatibility problem but it shouldn't be, 105 calipers and TT bar end levers.

They're just immensely powerful.

 

[Chris S]

I've got caliper brakes on steel rims, the pads don't touch the tyre or spokes. Anything more than a slight touch in the dry is enough to lock the front wheel.

 

[Ajax Bay]

Anything more than a slight touch in the dry is enough to lock the front wheel.

How do you know? When the front wheel locked (the last time you achieved this by "a slight touch" on tarmac) was a hospital visit required?

 

[Chris S]

How do you know? When the front wheel locked (the last time you achieved this by "a slight touch" on tarmac) was a hospital visit required?

Yes - and I've still got the scar

 

[Apollonius]

Having spent most of my younger days riding fixed-wheel, I hardly ever use my back brake.

 

[clid61]

Brakes ? HUH what are they good for ? absolutely nothing LOL

 

[clid61]

I dunno my Road Ace can be a sod if 'panic braking' is called for, you can lock either wheel with one finger so grabbing a handful can be painful. Not sure if it's a compatibility problem but it shouldn't be, 105 calipers and TT bar end levers.

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They're just immensely powerful.

That is one shoot hot set up similair to mine but far better

 

[Smudge]

Brakes ? HUH what are they good for ? absolutely nothing LOL

Relax Frankie.

 

[clid61]

Relax Frankie.

Frankie ? !! You need to go way further back than those trumped up scouse divas Pal !!

 

[Smudge]

Frankie ? !! You need to go way further back than those trumped up scouse divas Pal !!

I liked their cover of it.

 

[clid61]

I liked their cover of it.

Admit it was good but nothing like Edwin Starr