Originally Posted by
terrymorse
It's not "my view". It's an established fact:
A bike is at maximum deceleration when the rear tire begins to lift off the pavement.
Brake as you wish, but if you claim that using both brakes is the fastest way to stop, you are wrong. Physics says so.
I expect the rear brake will have some effect *before* the rear tire lifts off. Breaking doesn't begin with a stoppie.