Audax67 wrote:Front brakes are always more effective than back. IIRC about 2/3 of braking force is supplied by the front brake & only 1/3 by the rear.
I know this is the case, but I'd understood this only applied when using both brakes, since the action of the front brake tends to lift the back of the bike. I'd assumed that the back brake used in isolation would be roughly as good as the front brake used in isolation. Is that incorrect?