Originally Posted by
LastKraftWagen
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As for the braking technique above, the way I see it starts with the physics and how energy is never created or destroyed, only converted. Using only the rear brake to control the speed of a bike puts all the kinetic energy converted to heat energy into one disc...Wouldn't using both brakes "equally" divide the heat energy put into a single disc in half, theoretically doubling the reduction in kinetic energy before brake fade/failure?
LKW
I think his point is to put all the heat on the one disc. Thus if it begins to fade, you've got a front caliper that has little or no heat, and is perfectly adequate to stop the bike while the rear disc cools.
If you're dragging two disc brakes on the straights, you risk fade to the point of inadequate stopping power, and have nothing left in reserve.
Also by putting the heat to the rear disc, you're not risking a front flat from heat from the rim brake.