pedallingpasty
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which leads to the question of whether a front suspension mountain bike will brake better as the weight will shift forwards and down rather than arching over the front wheel.
Reckon you could be right there. When i first got my hardtail mtb with cantilevers and ali rims, tested brakes ( as you do) on tarmac and was surprised how hard i could use front brakes whilst still under good control due to front suspension compression. Have now fitted hydraulic discs to same mtb, tested them and bottomed out on suspension. Would have looked quite good if the rear wheel didn't lift, swing around and hit garage door
So maybe a disc equiped hardtail could do quite well against a modern car, without denting his door of course.