Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
Sounds simple on a relative basis vs maintenance items discussed on bikeforums. If we change the discussion a bit, away from the typical roadbikes discussed in this forum, what is the thought on disc brakes also being standard on the big box stuff that the general masses purchase? Eg. here's an example page. For the price, are buyers better off with these no-name mechanical disc setups than they would be with no-name rim brake setups?
https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/f...%3B2527%3ADisc
I can't surf to it...EU GDPR. But, you ask an interesting question. So, two thoughts:
- In general, discs are superior to rim brakes, and frankly, in a big box store situation, may actually give a better result "out of the box" because they are much easier to set up and align (which is almost certainly going to be required of the buyer if they buy a bike in a big box store, YouTube has lots of vids on disc brakes)
- Cable actuated disc brakes are easier to maintain than hydros, but not by much...once the maintainer understand how to make the adjustments (YouTube has lots of vids)