Honest opinion piece on disc brakes
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Disc brakes prove god isn't dead.
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Here's the real solution, save weight due to no brakes, cables or levers, more aero with all those items gone, and breaking your ankle builds character. Also not as much fun as stuffing your foot in between the tire and fork for an extra fast stop but still safer.
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Don't like modern stuff? Cool, just buy old stuff then. There will be years of supply for rim brakes. Heck, you still can buy 27" tires.
No need to start a thread on this evil modern electronic Internet.
No need to start a thread on this evil modern electronic Internet.
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Caliper brakes aren't much better than rod brakes. IMO.
Drum brakes are NOT obsolete either. Idiots just won't buy them. LOL.
Drum brakes are NOT obsolete either. Idiots just won't buy them. LOL.
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The subject of disc brakes should be a sticky.
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Sticky of the brakes will only add friction amongst the members.
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I don’t have a bike with disc brakes, but an easy way to get an honest opinion is to reverse the sequence.
If disc brakes had been the norm for decades and the “industry” decided to introduce rim brakes would anyone be able to defend using rim brakes.
Can you imagine the response from the suggestion of using the rim as a braking surface? Having to buy a new bike with rim brake caliper mounts because none of the existing bikes had any way to mount them. And having to replace a rim one day from brake wear?
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If disc brakes had been the norm for decades and the “industry” decided to introduce rim brakes would anyone be able to defend using rim brakes.
Can you imagine the response from the suggestion of using the rim as a braking surface? Having to buy a new bike with rim brake caliper mounts because none of the existing bikes had any way to mount them. And having to replace a rim one day from brake wear?
John
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I believe disc brakes do brake better. I'm curious though why exactly it took so long for the bike industry to actually convince shoppers of this fact, only coming to almost fully replacing rim brakes within their road lineups in last 3-4 years?
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Note that 1975 advertising claims are identical to current advertising claims.
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Discussing disc brakes is child’s play.
The real discussion is eliminating the antiquated chain-derailleur system.
...but I like wearing out my drivetrain and getting grease all over my hands.
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The real discussion is eliminating the antiquated chain-derailleur system.
...but I like wearing out my drivetrain and getting grease all over my hands.
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I do like the "volume knob" on that disk brake caliper. Looks like they appropriated it from a car radio!
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I would say that Hydraulic Disc is the game changer. anything with a cable is not in the same class.
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I switched my moutain bike to disc (cable) in the rear when I broke the last frame. I could change the front but really like the wheel with the Ringle hub I’ve built up 15 years ago. Anyway the rear rim brake never worked well. The disc was a good improvement.
My road bike is rim brake carbon wheels. Work well. Better than the aluminum wheels. Next bike I want disc all around. My issue is I take the wheels off for hauling I the trunk. Cable disc stay open and I can get them back on easy. I’m afraid hydraulic will close up and using a wedge will be a pain. How much trouble do others have?
My road bike is rim brake carbon wheels. Work well. Better than the aluminum wheels. Next bike I want disc all around. My issue is I take the wheels off for hauling I the trunk. Cable disc stay open and I can get them back on easy. I’m afraid hydraulic will close up and using a wedge will be a pain. How much trouble do others have?
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I don’t have a bike with disc brakes, but an easy way to get an honest opinion is to reverse the sequence.
If disc brakes had been the norm for decades and the “industry” decided to introduce rim brakes would anyone be able to defend using rim brakes.
Can you imagine the response from the suggestion of using the rim as a braking surface? Having to buy a new bike with rim brake caliper mounts because none of the existing bikes had any way to mount them. And having to replace a rim one day from brake wear?
John
If disc brakes had been the norm for decades and the “industry” decided to introduce rim brakes would anyone be able to defend using rim brakes.
Can you imagine the response from the suggestion of using the rim as a braking surface? Having to buy a new bike with rim brake caliper mounts because none of the existing bikes had any way to mount them. And having to replace a rim one day from brake wear?
John
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I appreciate new tech if it is an improvement like clik shifting, clipless pedals and disc brakes are. In my judgement plastic bikes are NOT an improvement because of their price and how fragile they are. And like all plastics they get brittle in their old age.