Originally Posted by
neubilder
I guess in my mind things like weight shifts, balancing between the use of the front vs. rear brake etc. are all a given. But I started out as a BMX kid doing trick riding where the finessing of brakes is essential for everything, and what a difference good brakes makes.
You'd be surprised. Most people are of the mind that 'just pulling the levers' is enough but fail to understand the nuances.
Originally Posted by
neubilder
And I have to disagree that all brakes are well designed - some are mushy, some seem to have too much friction in the mechanisms, some are too sensitive, some unresponsive, some are crunchy ...and then there are those that can really be finessed. But admittedly this has as much to do with install and maintenance as the brakes themselves.
I said 'most' brakes are well designed...not
all. To be honest even the highly desired discs suffer from many of the problems you detail above.