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Message: [QUOTE="bikepilot, post: 920211, member: 56976"] In general I don't use either as they slow you down a bit, but if I have to use a brake in the air I perfer the rear as I can get it spinning again just prior to touching down. When you land with the front wheel stopped, there is a very breif deceleration which is not ideal for a butter smooth landing or winning a race. Sometimes a front is much better than a rear. For example, Happy Rambles (MX track) had a small (~40-45ft) tripple at the end of a fairly fast straight. The face of the tripple was often worn down a lot while the down ramp was very steep very peaked. The trouble was, it was nearly impossible to get the trajectory right because the down ramp was steeper than the normal rate of decent of a bike. Tapping the rear brake would lower the rear, but that typically caused the rear tire to clip the peak of the face of the landing ramp. Not doing anything would result in either overjumping or cliping the peak. Taping the front brake was the perfect solution, it allowed me to stay a little low, such that the front tire barely cleared the peak and just before the rear tire clipped the peak, I would tap the front brake which raised the rear wheel just enoug to clear the peak. The result was an exelent down ramp landing which made it easy to set up for the approachign turn and hit the inside line (something that would be impossible if I cliped the peak or overjumped). Thus, I would recomend the front only in situtations where the landing ramp is very short and useing the rear would result in clipping the peak. Remember, the front brake lifts the rear while the rear lowers the front:) good luck [/QUOTE]

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