Re: Emergency braking and bird anatomy [was: Re: DVD copying and CSS]

[Richard Lyons <richard@the-place.net>]

On Wednesday 25 February 2004 23:04, Bijan Soleymani wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 10:46:08PM +0100, Richard Lyons wrote:
> > It's not too difficult to work out the maximum breaking force that can be
> > applied before you get thrown onto the road.
>
> I believe it is 0.67g.
No, it is dependent on geomery.

> Of course you can't achieve this with the rear
> wheel alone so by not using the front wheel you're sure not to flip
> over, but you're also getting much less deceleration.

Exactly.

-- 
richard