"More than 3/4 of your braking comes from the front"

I didn't realize it was that low - I'd have put it in the upper 90s per cent.

Well, the 'upper 90s' are more that 3/4 :-).

Seriously, The figure is very variable and depends a lot on the static loading on the rear wheel. punkfolkrocker says he's 17 stone - that's the same as me plus fully-loaded panniers, and I can get good rear-wheel braking when the bike is fully loaded. The same is true of our old heavyweight tandem.

Phil