Quote Originally Posted by Irulan
look at getting the reach on your brake levers adjusted.
DH is a *retired* custom bike builder, and has always been really aware of brake reach for his lady clients. His buddies often used his shop to build/wrench on their own bikes and those of their SOs. More than once I've heard him *remind* his big, strong, muscular been-riding-for-a-hundred-years friends that their 115 lb. girlfriend needed the levers backed off .

Feeling the modulation revelation of the disks also gave me more confidence in using the front brake (the whole panic-grab, endo thing being ingrained in my mind).

My dad's been squeezing a blue rubber donut for years!! He does it while he reads the paper to improve braking strength. His cousin uses the GripMaster to improve his finger strenth for competitive shooting.