Originally Posted by
prj71
That's just it. Those advocating rim brakes don't know what they don't know.
I was watching Stage 4 of the Giro yesterday as my fellow American was riding hither and yonder, quite quickly I might add, in the rain. He was up and down steep climbs at high speeds with pouring rain. It was a fun stage to watch but towards the end they did a head on shot and I
screamed in absolute
HORROR (my wife wet her pants and I still can't find my dog) as I noticed this dumb American ass-wipe completed the whole bike race, even being so stupid as to lead from the front, on those deadly *shudders* Rim Brakes.
It's only fitting that he fell and broke his collar bone today...probably because of those same rim brakes.
Hopefully the blind and stupid will finally see the light.