Originally Posted by astonv0l
You know what, why are there tossers here that give stupid replys, I'm sorry I dont have the vast knowladge of some of the people in this forum, thats why I post questions. Now most people do give great answers in a common way, but if you cant answer in a "plain" way, dont bother, its just a question!
When I was younger, I had gone over my handlebars a few times from pulling the front brake too hard, thats where my thinking comes from.
slvoid! calm down! its just a question, no need to burst a bloodvessel
Hehehe I'm kidding I'm kidding.
I grabbed my front brake too fast once and went over, landed on my head. So yes I also had a slight fear of going over. On my road bike, I'm so low on my bike anyway, if I shift my weight back, I can grab the front brake as hard as I can and it'll start sliding before I pitch over. If you can practice with it, slowly applying force on the brake lever quicker and quicker.
The rear brake really is almost useless other than for bleeding off speed in tandem with the front. Try just pushing the bike while you're walking, on a smooth road, you can completely lock up your rear brake and slide the rear wheel without even knowing it. For safety's sake, would you trust that?