Originally Posted by
CB HI
From the other thread, stop trying to use only your front brake for now. Save that for when you have more experience and really need it for a panic stop.
Yeah, right. I tried my back brake only for a while, then switched to using both. I immediately noticed the rear wheel would always slide to the left when I hit the back brake, though I just went with it since I didn't fall. I switched to the front brake after I learned to brace against the handlebars before braking.
I've had one emergency panic stop, which was when some wench in a minivan stared me down as I approached (at 20mph) and then turned dead in front of me. She actually sat stopped for several seconds, I made eye contact to make sure she saw me, she just watched until I got close and then turned in front. Hit my front brake, knew I shouldn't, knew it'd end bad... grabbed my rear brake too in a panic. Bike immediately goes sideways and dumps me under it.
Not doing that. Back brake is for when the front brake is not useful, not for general use.