Funky Cars > HOWTO: Learn to brake properly using ABS Brakes

[Paul Tan - paultan.org - Cars, technology, gadgets, and alot of other random stuff.] Most of us have been taught that during heavy braking such as emergency braking to avoid an accident, you have to pump the brakes on and off to prevent skidding due to loss of grip when you brake too fast. When you slam on the brakes hard on a car without ABS, the wheels will jam, especially if you have crappy tyres. Once the wheels are skidding you have loss of car steering control because the wheels do not grip the road, and no matter what amount of steering you do, the car will continue moving in the direction it’s inertia is bringing it. Thus, the pumping action we have been taught to do during heavy braking.

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[Tongfamily.com] Tong Family Blog: Road Wheels and Disc Brakes: Disk brakes on rigid front forks are an especially bad idea -when the braking forces are moved from the rim down close to the hub, it places incredible rearward stresses on the fork. This is exacerbated by heavier loads. We do not offer a disk brake on our forks.

[Tongfamily.com] Tong Family Blog: Road Wheels and Disc Brakes: Disk brakes on rigid front forks are an especially bad idea -when the braking forces are moved from the rim down close to the hub, it places incredible rearward stresses on the fork. This is exacerbated by heavier loads. We do not offer a disk brake on our forks.

[Tongfamily.com] Tong Family Blog: Road Wheels and Disc Brakes: Disk brakes on rigid front forks are an especially bad idea -when the braking forces are moved from the rim down close to the hub, it places incredible rearward stresses on the fork. This is exacerbated by heavier loads. We do not offer a disk brake on our forks.

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