Originally Posted by
TonyS
I believe what the previous posters were saying is that your "maximum safe braking" should be less than the amount of braking you would get by just clamping down on the brake levers and performing a spectacular faceplant.
LOL! That's a great summary. Love it. Probably true.
Speaking just for myself, I prefer a very light touch on the brake. I don't want to have to squeeze hard in order to stop hard. But give me too much of that and one sneeze at the wrong moment will send me flying over the bars.