Originally Posted by RichardV6
I wonder how many have heard of or better been taught cadence braking which when performed in a practiced manner maximised braking action in conditions of minimal grip by taking advantage of retardation before tyres completely lost grip then quickly repeated in a dabbing action. In so doing, as well as stopping in shortest distance, it allowed some degree of steering in an emergency.

ABS simply seems to be an automatically applied and electronically monitored version of this efficient form of braking in marginal grip conditions.

I prefer Cadence to ABS, which of useless in snow and ice on downhill sections, much better to use the old fashioned seat of the pants 'feel' for when you have grip or not, ABS just cuts braking off far too early in some situations

Jon M