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Originally Posted by Mohawk
The most important thing is the M/C to pistons ratio. For a twin 4pot brake system the best power ratio is around 33/1. When you reduce this to a single 2 piston calliper, then the sweet spot ratio is around 8.5/1. A lower first number will make the lever feel stiffer & require MORE pull by your fingers for any given brake effect. A bigger first number will make the lever feel softer, but will result in an increased brake effect for less pull by your fingers, but a longer lever travel.
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Exactly, that's more
pulling force as in you have to squeeze brakes
harder for same braking force. You trade off lever-travel for squeezing-force. With more leverage ratio, you need less squeezing/lever-force with more travel. With less leverage-ratio, you need more squeeze/lever-force with less travel.
Yup, surface-area = (r^2)*Pi