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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

10-30-18, 07:00 PM

Replies: 91

Am I just old, or what?

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Posted By Biker395

No doubt about that. There are a litany of topics...

No doubt about that. There are a litany of topics that bring it on.

disc brakes
compact doubles/triples
e-Bikes
electronic shifting
carbon/aluminum/steel
campy/shimano/sram
helmets
bike...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

10-29-18, 10:19 PM

Replies: 91

Am I just old, or what?

Views: 8,026

Posted By Biker395

Betamax was no more expensive to produce than...

Betamax was no more expensive to produce than VHS.

Hydraulic brakes were adopted in autos because hydraulic multiplication permitted more force to be applied to the braking surfaces. That's not...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

10-29-18, 05:15 PM

Replies: 91

Am I just old, or what?

Views: 8,026

Posted By Biker395

Can't say I agree with that. Sometimes,...

Can't say I agree with that. Sometimes, advancement is a matter of new materials allowing construction to be simplified, not made more complex. And not all technical "innovations" are about better...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

10-29-18, 12:47 PM

Replies: 91

Am I just old, or what?

Views: 8,026

Posted By Biker395

For me it's because it would be incompatible with...

For me it's because it would be incompatible with all of my other bikes.

I tried mechanical discs when they first came out, and they were definitely a PITA to deal with. Hard to adjust, the pads...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

10-26-18, 03:34 PM

Replies: 91

Am I just old, or what?

Views: 8,026

Posted By Biker395

You're singing my song. For a lot of us, all...

You're singing my song. For a lot of us, all those features are answers to problems most of us do not have.

Disc brakes are nice on MTBs of if you ride in rain and other bad weather. Or on...

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