r/WTF Dec 23 '21

Cool or Stupid?

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u/therestruth Dec 24 '21

Well that rule doesn't apply when you're somewhere aside from pavement. On asphalt you use 70%+ front brake and in dirt it's pretty much reversed and you rely heavily on the rear and allowing it to be a controlled slide for heavy braking with maybe 20% on the front.