Originally Posted by
genejockey
Nobody at the LBS ever told him to use his rear brake.
Actually the LBS when I was a kid told me to use the rear brake first, as a "backup" to the front brake to avoid going over the bars. I think most people ride like this, which is part of the reason why I think people have a tendency to overuse the back brake when sh*t hits the fan and aren't used to slamming the front brake without the back.