One most important thing I do for effective braking and cornering is keep checking to friction of the road with my foot.. There are different kind of road surfaces and due to different amount of rainfall on them, there are always different road frictions during rain..
I know what kind of sole my shoe has and while riding on the road I put my left leg softly on the road and rub it on road surface for a second or two (be sure at that time there are no pebbles or stones or potholes or uneven surface on the road when you do this or else you might get hurt)
Doing this i get a first hand experience of what is the friction the road has to offer to me, and my mind does all the calculation of how comfortable I am braking on this surface with the kind of tyre I have.
This needs good amount of experience to know the level of grip your tyres provide, calculating it with the way you brake and eventually relating it with they way your foot slides on the road surface.
It helps me... I dont know how many of you have tried this.. but i suggest you guys to try this.. It really works....
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