10-19-2014, 02:04 AM
As weak as I find the rear brake to be, it still can be used to assist in slowing, regular stops, panic stops, and trail braking. I find the level of effort to be out of sync with the front brake, so it takes a little thought and familiarity to use it efficiently. You can still lock up the rear and I find, despite the higher than normal pedal effort, the rear brake is easy to modulate. I would rather it be this way than either too grabby or have high pedal effort AND difficult to modulate (resulting in sudden lock up). I've had brakes that were all of the above, so the CB is not at the bottom of my list for rear brake feel. I was just disappointed given how neutral and natural the rest of the bike is, especially the front brakes, that the rear comes up a bit short. I do wonder how a steel braided line and some different pads would make it work.