Bike companies have traditionally stocked smaller rear rotors and larger front rotors on bikes. But why? We've found that riders are using their rear brakes more, so shouldn't the rear rotor be larger? In the episode we talk about the efforts of using the front versus the rear brake, and go over some analysis of two riders on the same trail with vastly different Brake Balance.
Blog post: https://www.brakeace.com/post/to-rear-brake-or-not-to-rear-brake-that-is-the-question
No front brake analysis video: https://youtu.be/Z01bxOVou2Q
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Presented by: Matt Miller (MTB PhD) and Rohan Martin (Sweaty Techie)
