>>1736754Do not constantly apply the brakes,
intermittently Allow the bike to speed up so the brakes can cool,
Apply your brakes while riding strait and up right, all significant braking is done before corners,
very little can be done to alter a bikes speed once you are in a corner. the handling is altered far more
the braking system can be divided into four measurements
Hand lever travel distance, until it bottoms out on the handle bar
cable pull length, with hand levers this depends on the distance between the pivot point and where the cable is Anchored
pad displacement
pad compound durometer
>low mechanical advantageshort lever travel
short cable pull length - calliper and most cantilevers
large pad displacement - at rest the pad is 1.5 mm from the wheel rim
use soft grippy pads
>high mechanical advantage (for hydraulic brakes apply pascal's law)Long lever travel
long cable pull - V brakes and Mechanical disk brakes
small pad displacement - at rest the pad is 1.0 mm from the wheel rim ( for disk brakes this is less)
use hard pads that resist deformation
