fearing the slow good bye to rim brake bikes
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The weight was trending upwards long before disc brakes made their appearance:
2016 Emonda SL5: 17.1 lbs. (rim brakes)
2017 Emonda SL5: 17.2 lbs, (rim brakes)
2018 Emonda SL5: 18.5 lbs, (rim brakes)
2019 Emonda SL5: 19.1 lbs, (rim brakes)
2020 Emonda SL5: 19.8 lbs. (disc brakes)
2016 Emonda SL5: 17.1 lbs. (rim brakes)
2017 Emonda SL5: 17.2 lbs, (rim brakes)
2018 Emonda SL5: 18.5 lbs, (rim brakes)
2019 Emonda SL5: 19.1 lbs, (rim brakes)
2020 Emonda SL5: 19.8 lbs. (disc brakes)
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I pay attention to "suttle" nuances, - but i must confess, this thread has me at the "braking" point as i may also have to sell all my rim break bicycles Nobody wants a collection of dusty old Euro-trash "10 speedS" anymore
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I thought it was all about the Indian and not the arrow. Mods, delete it if it's a problem.
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This and more targeted stiffness through the BB area etc. Wider rims and tyres a little heavier, especially on the lower tier models. It all adds up, but weight is certainly not everything. Obviously weight is a bit more important on a climbing bike like the Emonda, but serious players will pay extra for the lighter high modulus frame and lighter components. Unless the UCI weight limit drops below the current 6.8 kg there isn't much incentive for manufacturers to make lighter bikes. Having said that Specialized have thrown their hat in the ring with the Aethos at 6 kg (13 lbs) complete with disc brakes and no real compromise like flimsy components.
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When my non-riding friends and family see my new bike, more often than not the ask "wow, that has disc brakes ?"
Anyhow I like them.
Anyhow I like them.
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That said, I am on the side of disc brakes, since they dont scab up and wear out rims.
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My rough estimate is that we get 10 wheels killed due to impacts for every one in which the rim surface wore through. And of course we get lots of dead wheels due to worn bearings or incompetent maintenance. Actually, I should not say incompetent but more complete lack of maintenance. My assessment is that nobody that comes through our door does any preventative maintenance on their hub/freehubs, and we collectively just let things roll until the bearings are reduced to metal shards and the hubs sound like a coffee grinder. We do get a lot of freewheel type hubs with broken axles - about once per week. Some of these hubs were ridden for weeks in this state, and are then so damaged that they cannot be restored.
So the benefits of disc wheelsets in terms of avoiding worn out rims is greatly overstated. You will hit a big pothole or curb well before rim braking erosion becomes an issue.
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Using my Paramount as an example, - the first step is wearing through the anodization like these, --- then more and more aluminum gets abraded away (doesnt happen overnight) until the rim starts getting a concave shape -- at that point its time to lace up a new set of hoops. - This one will never get that far because i hate the way that looks and the bike is largely for display purposes , so it will get swapped out for something pretty though
Have a set of Campagnolo Vento aero wheels from the 90's that i baby along - im suspecting the heat treat on these was bad as they dont have hard miles on them as they were just TT wheels, ---- but the biggest offender for me was front mountain bike wheels before disc brakes --- riding in all conditions with the front brake doing 75% of the work, id get a season out of a rim if i didnt have to re-lace it due to crash damage first
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Rim wear is very common in areas that get a lot of salt and sand on the roads duding winter time....All that grit on the roads is extremely abrasive and will wear down rims
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my Bianchi Ti mega tube 1996ish..1 inch head set....9 speed.
They are great but....old.
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Thats a nice bike
'02 Litespeed after a (Admittedly pretty expensive but only because i used NOS Campy carbon Record stuff for the majority ) refurb . No - not the absolute most current stuff either, but leaves very little on the table compared to a new bike.
I admit i want some carbon hoops for better bump compliance , but with the limited miles i put on my road stuff, that would be a luxury. That old Bianchi of yours would sing like Luciano Pavarotti with a modern Ultegra refurbishment and a modern stem/bar combo (I wouldnt put anything less than Ultegra or Campy Potenza on a bike like that )
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Thats a nice bike
'02 Litespeed after a (Admittedly pretty expensive but only because i used NOS Campy carbon Record stuff for the majority ) refurb . No - not the absolute most current stuff either, but leaves very little on the table compared to a new bike.
I admit i want some carbon hoops for better bump compliance , but with the limited miles i put on my road stuff, that would be a luxury. That old Bianchi of yours would sing like Luciano Pavarotti with a modern Ultegra refurbishment and a modern stem/bar combo (I wouldnt put anything less than Ultegra or Campy Potenza on a bike like that )
'02 Litespeed after a (Admittedly pretty expensive but only because i used NOS Campy carbon Record stuff for the majority ) refurb . No - not the absolute most current stuff either, but leaves very little on the table compared to a new bike.
I admit i want some carbon hoops for better bump compliance , but with the limited miles i put on my road stuff, that would be a luxury. That old Bianchi of yours would sing like Luciano Pavarotti with a modern Ultegra refurbishment and a modern stem/bar combo (I wouldnt put anything less than Ultegra or Campy Potenza on a bike like that )
i agree with your statement I was able to buy fancy paul canti's it is a fantastic bike .
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i love my bikes but all are old 10 plus yrs...need updating replacing. the money needed to make pretty again i fear is better spent on new stuff. Bianchi 928 105 10 speed 2008.
my Bianchi Ti mega tube 1996ish..1 inch head set....9 speed.
They are great but....old.
my Bianchi Ti mega tube 1996ish..1 inch head set....9 speed.
They are great but....old.
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It's a regional and seasonal thing. Dry-weather bikes most anywhere don't see much rim wear. Wet-weather bikes also can escape most rim wear if the wetness isn't very abrasive, or if there's minimal braking happening. But if the regional gunk is abrasive, and especially if you're riding in the hills or on road networks with a lot of stop-and-go, things can wear pretty fast.
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On the Crazy guy on a bike forum, there has been many instances of of worn out rims breaking. They ride rain or shine, and sand and water quickly destroy rims.