Sadlsor
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- Joined
- Jan 15, 2020
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- Age
- 66
- Location
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Bike
- 2008 ST1300A
- STOC #
- 9065
While somewhat finicky, I do like the behavior of my brakes when properly bled.
Been a while, so they are due again, and I can feel the almost mushy difference.
One thing to note about front- only, or rear- only braking is this (taught in MSF beginner classes)...
Whatever you do on a daily basis, and the routine / habit you develop, will be what happens nearly every time you face an emergency situation. Because in a panic situation, we reflexively revert to habit. That's why elite police and military train and train and train for emergency situations.
So if you're accustomed to only using the front brake and that time comes when you face that "Oh $h!t" moment, you're tossing away the other 30% of stopping power from the rear, and that might be all you need to make the difference between hitting the obstacle or stopping in time to avoid it.
Been a while, so they are due again, and I can feel the almost mushy difference.
One thing to note about front- only, or rear- only braking is this (taught in MSF beginner classes)...
Whatever you do on a daily basis, and the routine / habit you develop, will be what happens nearly every time you face an emergency situation. Because in a panic situation, we reflexively revert to habit. That's why elite police and military train and train and train for emergency situations.
So if you're accustomed to only using the front brake and that time comes when you face that "Oh $h!t" moment, you're tossing away the other 30% of stopping power from the rear, and that might be all you need to make the difference between hitting the obstacle or stopping in time to avoid it.