Rear Caliper Position - Any Advantages?

[Bryce]

I will draw a free body diagram. The frictional force went somewhere, grab a spinning bike tire where does your hand go...

I thnk its going to endup being a force on the tire, either up or down. I dont think it would increase/decrease antidive.

[dontlifttoshift]

Originally Posted by Bryce

I will draw a free body diagram. The frictional force went somewhere, grab a spinning bike tire where does your hand go...

The emergency room........

Rear mounted caliper will load the axle then, in the direction that the tire is rotating. So will a front mounted caliper. In the case of a torque arm type setup with the outboard links mounted vertically at axle centerline, for example, the rear mounted caliper would load the tire and front mounted would unload it......in theory. I'm curious about this.