 Very valid point
Not many discuss deceleration with the same enthusiasm they do acceleration.
On bikes it's mostly stainless braided hoses and ceramic/mixed compound pad materials, and of course larger rotors, ventilated discs and enhanced calipers (6-piston for instance), and then, all things being equal, some manufacturers are preferred over others (Lockheed, Brembo etc.) to enhance performance, so I imagine it's not very different for 4-wheels.
That said, the weakest link remains the tyres IMO. Like rubber puts the horses down, it also facilitates scrubbing them away. The fanciest braking upgrades cannot better your braking beyond what the section and compound of your tyres offers, so the buck does stop there. However, like someone said earlier on in this thread, putting on swankier rubber will not improve your braking. |