Daniel Connelly wrote:

Skidding is a failure mode. Why require brakes
to fail? For example, you'd be "rewarding" a bike with poor traction.
AB1408 is much more direct. Brakes must stop the bike. This is what
they're supposed to do.

Bernie wrote:
My front brakes can easily make my front wheel skid on dry pavement. Vee
brakes, 2 years old. 700c x 35 tires. No problem.

What are you using?
Bernie


You'll get no argument from me. I CAN skid, but I don't skid. It's a loss of
control, unless you're a kid hot dogging with a coaster brake.
Bernie