Originally Posted by
veganbikes
The rotor literally came apart!!!!! That is not part of safe normal operation of any brake rotor. I am sorry to continue informing you of this but IT WAS NOT SAFE! It was all luck, he was lucky it didn't become worse and he was lucky he didn't get hurt and he is lucky to have a friend like you who is bending over backwards trying to defend his unsafe rotor.
Again, only the outer circumference came off. The rotor remained mostly intact, with a usable braking surface, and he was able to safely use the brake to slow his bike down when needed - as evidenced by him being able to continue to have a great time on technical singletrack, including some rowdy descents, for over an hour.
If it was unsafe, as you continue to stridently stridently and fearfully claim, what was the unsafe result of him using his "unsafe" rear brake for over an hour?
I'm not bending over backwards here, just stating the simple facts, without all of the associated fear that you keep trying to inject into the conversation.