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Old 11-02-16 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by gsa103
The front wheel should feel stronger. In a perfectly bled system, with equal rotors. The back brake has a longer hose, which usually makes the rear feel slightly spongier than the front.

It's much easier to lock a rear wheel, but the front should feel significantly stronger.
No.

Weight transfer forward during braking means the font is doing more work, so in an equal F-R setup it would feel weaker.

This is why cars have larger discs and calipers in front than in the rear...
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