Originally Posted by Namyangju

I searched several forums, and can't find any discussion on disc brake flip-over. Am I really the only one here who has strong-handed the wrong brake a split second too soon? I'm an experienced bike rider, and I love both mechanical and hydraulic disc brakes, while having no serious complaints with rim brakes. But over the years I've had three flip overs with disc brakes, with two of them very fortunate to have avoided serious injury (landed on my head first, but helmet did its job well, just rung my bell).

I've learned the hard way to always grip the rear brake first, then the front. It's certainly disconcerting because I've been above 32mph many times on downhills, hard to resist the thrill.

As I've lurked here (hybrid bike forum) over the years, I've seen many newbies in this forum, people who are looking to get back into bicycling as a new hobby, get in shape etc., and of course disc brakes seem to have become standard on hybrid bikes these days. . Not trying to scare anyone away from disc brakes, not at all, but people should understand that the brakes are capable of locking the wheel at speed. I think part of the problem I've had is that I frequently get wrist pain/stiffness (a common complaint), and I'm moving my hands all around the bar to find relief, sometimes not near the rear brake, which is why the front brake might get engaged first. Often while riding, I'll remind myself "right is rear, right is rear".