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Old 26-Oct-2005, 21:26
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Originally posted by andyb
Who needs a back brake.....no matter how it would be operated?

[Edited on 26-10-2005 by andyb]

The 1% of the bike riding population who can control the bike sufficiently to back it into a corner and have enough brain power to use their thumb to operate the brake while the rest of their fingers are using the clutch and holding onto the bars at the same time. Whats your right foot doing while all this is going on? Sod all!

Thumb brakes were originally developed for people like Mick Doohan who couldn't use his righ leg after an accident.
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