March 31, 2010 at 11:25 pm
#25334
SantaCruzRider
Participant
You can likely ding the Sporty in a number of areas, but upgrading the rear brake will provide little benefit. I always found the rear brake to be very sensitive and gave more stopping power than the suspension could handle. Even if you beef up the fork and front brakes, you’re still unlikely to find that the stock rear brake is lacking. It may seem so on paper, but I found it was plenty up to snuff on the road.
As an added benefit for the Sporty, while the rear brake was powerful enough to introduce me to several opportunities for rear wheel slides, the low center of gravity and neutral balance helped ensure that all ended in upright stops.