KBracing
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What is the advantage of running with center brakes on a Leo II Comp., than running with the brakes on the back wheel....???
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What is the advantage of running with center brakes on a Leo II Comp., than running with the brakes on the back wheel....???
dwarfy
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Do you mean the brake on the layshaft as opposed to disc brakes at the wheels? If so, the layshaft brake is well protected from being jammed with grit etc so discs at the wheels are more suited to on road. As far as performance goes, hydros at either will perform equally as well whereas a tuning layshaft brake is totally reliant on the strength of the servo so will obviously need a high torque servo to get the best from it.
dwarfy
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Probably for the reason of the rear discs (at the wheels) getting poop up & the performance dropping off or being unreliable.
Mike1970
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They sell in three options, brakes on each corner - brakes on the layshaft and no brakes at all.
I run brakes on the front and layshft brake - mostly because off road, brakes on the rear wheels will bite you on the arris AND get full of crap whereas brakes on the layshaft won't.
I run brakes on the front and layshft brake - mostly because off road, brakes on the rear wheels will bite you on the arris AND get full of crap whereas brakes on the layshaft won't.
Ian Bristol
Well-Known Member
The only downside of a lay shaft brake is that the rear wheels must both be on the ground for the brakes to work
Mike1970
Well-Known Member
True but 9 times out of 10 you're in a position for that to happen. 99% of racers who use front brake will have much more of a bias towards the front anyway.
