Old 02-01-23, 07:52 PM
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Bill Kapaun
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Originally Posted by Nyah
This is a safety issue. My front brake shoes start contact with the rim when the lever is pulled only about halfway to the handlebar while the rear does this when lever is much farther in than that. I want them to engage at the same pull distance, or, with the rear engaging even before the front (i.e. the opposite from how it is now).......
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When under severe braking, just about all your weight transfers to the front and the rear is likely to just skid anyway.
Think of a near nose stand just as the rear wheel is leaving the ground.
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