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Old 04-02-12 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Andy_K
What I mean is that I'm squeezing the front brake and it's bringing me to a stop, but if while doing this I squeeze the rear brake too I feel myself being pushed to the front of the saddle. I haven't done anything scientific, but I'd bet that I can stop in a shorter distance using both brakes than just one, and "theory" says that shouldn't be possible.
My guess is you aren't really likely to experience the situation where all the braking force has actually transferred to the front wheel when applying both brakes until you are just about to go over the handlebars. There is a reason you have both brakes.
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