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Doug577 and Orpheus,
That was my impression of the rear brake - that it doesn't seem to do a whole lot, which is why I haven't been using it that much. I do use it on a hill sometimes when I'm stopped and need to get going without rolling backwards. As many of you have suggested, I'll start using both. I can see that it's a good habit to get into.
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I use my rear brake alot if I don't plan on coming to a complete stop it is usually the only brake I use but I generally keep my hand on the front brake just in case i need to pull it.
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Everyone should know that 65% of your braking should be from your front brake w/ 35% from the rear. This will give you the very shortest and controlled stop. Just check your rear view mirror as the cage behind you mat not be able to stop as fast as you.
While I'm spewing crap this morning, I'll tell you a true story. I have a friend who is very compulsive about checking his rear view mirror while stopped. He was on his HD at a light behind a cage boxed in on three sides and checked his rear view mirror. He saw a woman in a minivan on her cell phone hauling ass up behind him and he thought to himself "It doesn't look like she's gonna stop, but maybe I'm being paranoid". But he decided to put the bike on the side stand and get off. He calmly walked between the cars on his right to the shoulder. The minivan the hit his bike at 40 mph and crashed it into the trunk of the cage that was in front of him, totalling the bike and injuring four people in the two cages. The moral of the story is check your mirrors and trust your instincts. Both could save your ass. ![]()
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Compared to the front brake, the rear feels a lot different, which would lead you to think "it does almost nothing". Semantics aside, it you really feel that the back brake is virtually useless, then one of two things is likely: 1) The rear mechanism needs adjustment (for some this makes a BIG difference) or 2) You need to practice using the rear more (off street). Just for S&G, pretend that the front is broken and the back is all youu have. The back brake is not useless. ![]()
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