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Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-10-23, 09:56 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 8,207
Posted By Maelochs

As has been mentioned----this thread is about the...

As has been mentioned----this thread is about the choice between cable and hydro discs.

Everyone like different things.

A lot of people like to denigrate people who are different. Just like the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-10-23, 05:24 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 8,207
Posted By Maelochs

Seems to be the case on most bike forums I...

Seems to be the case on most bike forums I frequent .... and I have never heard a cyclsit using hydro discs say otherwise. I have heard cyclists say that once they went hydro disc they would never...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-09-23, 08:53 PM
Replies: 278
Views: 8,207
Posted By Maelochs

Disc brakes will stop the bike .... but they...

Disc brakes will stop the bike .... but they will also cut the limbs off of every member of the peloton.

Proven Fact (by BF standards.)
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-09-23, 07:51 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 8,207
Posted By Maelochs

Based on the information you have provided, I...

Based on the information you have provided, I have refined my opinion .... you resolutely and deliberately refuse to engage honestly on the topic at hand and are not worth further consideration at...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-09-23, 06:10 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 8,207
Posted By Maelochs

New information should change one's opinion? To...

New information should change one's opinion? To one degree or another, yes .... depending on the quality of the information. Maybe it strengthens the opinion, or reverses it, or alters it in some...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-08-23, 01:24 PM
Replies: 278
Views: 8,207
Posted By Maelochs

Plenty of people have said discs are no hassle...

Plenty of people have said discs are no hassle ... he has argued against them, as I recall .... :innocent:
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-08-23, 07:49 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 8,207
Posted By Maelochs

One hundred percent of disc brake users either...

One hundred percent of disc brake users either have died or will die. One. Hundred. Percent.

You decide.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-08-23, 07:02 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 8,207
Posted By Maelochs

<eyeroll>

<eyeroll>
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-31-23, 05:17 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 8,207
Posted By Maelochs

Here I must disagree. Hydros are more...

Here I must disagree.

Hydros are more complex by far. As you note, not Difficult ... but more complex.

Not excessively complex, but ... go read-the chain-waxing novella. For some folks even...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-30-23, 02:23 PM
Replies: 278
Views: 8,207
Posted By Maelochs

I started out on MTB on a bike with 24 speeds and...

I started out on MTB on a bike with 24 speeds and V-brakes. Now I have 24 speeds and hydro discs ..... yes, both were Triples .... will I get arrested by the trend police for not having 1X?

NO...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-30-23, 11:19 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 8,207
Posted By Maelochs

You can shoot oil up the cable housing if you...

You can shoot oil up the cable housing if you fear corrosion .... but make sure the ferrules are sealed or people will claim you risk clogging with micro-dust particles.

This whole thing is...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-30-23, 07:38 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 8,207
Posted By Maelochs

My very limited research shows me that metallic...

My very limited research shows me that metallic pads are best in the rain.

(https://www.bikeradar.com/advice/buyers-guides/disc-brake-pads/)
"Sintered, or metallic, brake pads are made of a...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-28-23, 02:10 PM
Replies: 278
Views: 8,207
Posted By Maelochs

I don't want to get into a pointless debate .... ...

I don't want to get into a pointless debate .... but anyone who has tested manual rim brakes vs manual (cable discs) vs. Hydro discs .... assuming all three systems were set up properly .... needs...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-28-23, 10:19 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 8,207
Posted By Maelochs

Once you get into brifters, forget it .... ...

Once you get into brifters, forget it ....

With friction shifting you can wrap the cable around a stick, and yank the stick to shift (same with cable brakes.) (Of course, you can only shift in one...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
01-28-23, 08:25 AM
Replies: 278
Views: 8,207
Posted By Maelochs

I have TRP Spyres on my work/rain bike and in my...

I have TRP Spyres on my work/rain bike and in my estimation they are on par with the Ultegra 6800 rim brakes on my bike which has them. The biggest reason for discs was all-weather instant response,...
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