Originally Posted by onetwentyeight
In conditions like that having your front slip out will cause you to go down more likely than your rear. Rear's a bit easier to recover from, and having the wheel stop suddenly on those surfaces sounds a bit worse than a nice controlled skid to me. Also, tires would make more difference for traction anyway.
I fractured my leg cornering fast on wet leaves, but it was my front that slipped, not my rear. and brakes wouldn't have saved me anyway.
eddie. Im guessing thats 90% as compared to braking normally... the pads have to slow down the wheel, and don't usually stop the wheel outright and force a skid. where as we just stop the wheel dead in the tracks and let the friction of the rubber to the pavement do the rest. But what do I know, I haven't used brakes in a while
No road tire is going to give you good traction on wet brick or ice. The idea is that you will be able to slow down or stop much faster by carefully modulating the braking force to each wheel then you would with any skidding.
I am not sure how accurate 90% is but the faster you stop the more your com shifts forward and the more your front wheel is responsible for stopping you. Therefore since skiddinga rear wheel stops you much slower your weight is further over the rear wheel then it would be if you where stopping faster. The difference between whether the friction is between the tire/ground brakepad/rim is only important because the brakepad/rim combo is able to supply alot more friction force then the tire/ground combo.