mneblett
#32806
I respectfully disagree -- but only to the extent that the "panic" reaction/grip would be a justification for avoiding four-finger braking. If you have not practiced braking - regularly - to know where the threshold is (and done so in different conditions), then whether two-fingered or four-fingered, you stand the chance of locking up the front from over-application of the brake lever.Moreover, unless the bike has an ABS capability, executing a managed threshhold braking maneuver with four fingers while undergoing the whole adrenlin surge reaction on such a setup might prove uncontrollably difficult, sending the braking force right through the desired pressure for controlled threshhold braking and into lock-up.
Put another way, I wouldn't think anyone would justify relying on two-finger braking because they thought it would reduce their ability to brake enough that they could avoid the possibly over-braking!
Agreed!Great technical discussion. Thanks!