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Subject:Re: Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes & stock rear brakes
From:Mike Collum
Date:Mon, 5 Mar 2007 11:02:02 -0500

Should you lock up just the rear brakes, like trying to use just the
emergency brake, for example, which could easily happen in wet or icy
conditions, there is a strong tendency for the vehicle to swap ends.

Mike

rpc wrote:
> In respect to balance between front and rear brakes, the front does the brunt of the work in any vehicle.  It is unbalanced, learned this riding motorcycles.
>   Chris C 90mv