Originally Posted by sjanzeir

Yeah! Have you got any statistics as to how many cycling-related deaths were directly caused by the inadequacies - real or perceived - of rim brakes? Can you answer the question? I didn't think so.



No one mass-produces Pennyfarthings and no one buys them en masse because they were a fundamentally flawed concept that got superceded by the Safety Bicycle, when people were still figuring out this whole "two wheels" thing. My "criteria" is simply "pull lever, stop bike." The rim brake isn't outdated technology (at least not yet,) it's just old technology that still works for a lot of people. So if you want to signal intellectual superiority, the least you can do is provide some meaningful figures.