Originally Posted by
wolfchild
Yes that's what we need is to get a bunch of sciencists involved and complicate this very complex subject even more...
well, what I have in mind far from complicates the subject- just keeps every other factor the same while testing different types of brakes, so you can see the actual difference it makes rather than hide them under differences in rider, bike etc. No need for anything fancy, just have a cyclist ride towards a marker line then hit the brakes and see how long it takes to stop. You'd then get proper results for braking distance with each type.