Correct use of bicycle brakes

What are the functions of the brake?

1. The brake is for speed control, not just for parking.

2. The front brake has a better braking effect.

3. The brake has the maximum braking effect when it is locked, and the braking performance is greatly reduced after locking and it is easy to lose balance.

Many novices prefer to use the rear brake and use the front brake less because they are worried that using the front brake will cause somersaults. In fact, the front brake is safer in many situations, and learning to use the front brake can also be learned quickly.

Then why do we use the front brake? There are two reasons:

1. The front brake will have a better braking effect. The control speed is mainly dependent on the friction between the wheels and the road. The friction is directly proportional to the pressure applied by the wheels to the road. When the front brake is used, the pressure on the front wheels and the road will increase due to inertia and the braking effect will increase. The rear brake has no such effect, and when the front brake is used, the pressure of the rear wheel on the road surface is greatly reduced, and the friction becomes very small.

2. When going downhill, only the front brake has sufficient braking power, because at this time most of the weight of the vehicle and the human body is on the front wheels, and the friction between the front wheels and the road surface increases. The rear wheel has very little pressure on the road, and the friction is reduced. The braking effect is very poor, and the rear wheel will lock and skid with a small braking force.