The back brake, or the front?
2006-12-23 07:28:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Cycling
The front brake does 70% of the stopping so it is best to apply your rear brake first to slow down then to come to a full stop apply your front, or for a panic stop ie.to avoid getting doored (that's when the person in the car just swings the door open and you smack into it at warp speed) use BOTH front and rear at once but apply more pressure to the rear for a smoother controlled stop.
2006-12-23 08:29:41 · answer #1 · answered by Bird 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The front has much more braking power. Your weight gets shifted to the front of the bike during braking. Your rear wheel gets light and can easily skid which lengthens braking distance. Your front wheel gets heavy during braking because of the weight shift which means more traction, more friction with road, less skid, shorter braking distance. Use the rear brake to feather your speed and use both if you need to stop in the shortest distance possible all the while trying to avoid skidding.
2006-12-23 13:06:14 · answer #2 · answered by Ben P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the situation.
Best to apply both at the same time if on clean and dry roads.
IMHO, the front works best.
its hard to endo if you know what you are doing.
Body weight on the back and grip the front brakes.
2006-12-23 14:45:58 · answer #3 · answered by felixchong2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If adjusted correctly, they should both "work" the same.
But... for maximum "straight ahead" stopping power on dry pavement, the back tire will eventually skid while the front will keep traction. If you do it wrong, you can flip over the front and crash. If you do it right, you keep both tires in contact and not skidding for quickest stopping.
2006-12-23 11:02:03 · answer #4 · answered by scott.braden 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
back works the best cuz u can skid and do turns with it and front brake u can flip over with but if u have both both are the best
2006-12-23 07:31:59 · answer #5 · answered by Sean 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Normally the front one, but if it's broken the back. If that one's broken use your shoes or run into a pillow and get off.
2006-12-23 11:02:23 · answer #6 · answered by Glenn B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neither. Use a long stick.
2006-12-23 07:30:25 · answer #7 · answered by ~*RaMpAgE*~ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋