Thread: Why is it such a sin to use the rear brake
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Old 04-02-12 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by earthworm94
Also, "panties in a bunch" is a rather sexist phrase in my opinion and couldn't possibly be interpreted as respectful for either sex.
Probably why it's so popular a retort. My apologies for offending -- it just seems like there's been a lot of front versus rear brake debate (and trolling) lately. Sheldon himself acknowledged that there were times when the rear brake was the one to prefer.
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