Originally Posted by
FrenchFit
My two cents: panic stops are not good for bikes or cars. I've screwed up brakes and rims fooling around, I'm much kinder to bike brakes now. I taught panic stops to my daughter teaching her to drive, she blew out the front brakes lines in my BMW. The average OEM components are not really built to these stresses. Doesn't mean you can't upgrade, but you are just eating up parts by pushing it to the limits. got sponsor?
Agreed! Good thing to know, but practicing them regularly is inviting trouble. Both systems are designed for panic stops, but not as normal operation.
I'm also familiar with how steep some of the streets are in Seattle. A panic stop on flat land is one thing, in Seattle, one wayward stone or pothole, and even a properly executed panic stop is not going to save you.
~Monkey~