braking

I have prepared an Excel document to the topic with a lot of braking calculations. Have a look at the Excel tool on my home page and download it. Have fun :71baldboy:

Well, we were just running to the store for some ice cream my wife just "had to have" and I convinced her to ride with me on the bike! It was great! I loved it! At one point we were riding next to one of those sound retaining walls around an apartment complex and there was a prefect shadow...

Hi everyone, Assuming perfect road conditions (dry, warm, no wind to speak of), what kind of braking is possible on a standard bike in various kinds of turns. Eg. 1) A swerve. Like avoiding a minivan merging into your lane. 2) A turn like those of a highway changing it's direction from, say...