Hydraulic road rim brakes
01-06-13, 12:44 AM
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Hydraulic road rim brakes
I only found out about Magura RT8C but no timeline or pricepoint, and SRAM Red which probably costs too much and I don't want to replace my pretty-new 105 stuff. The RT8C looks perfect for me but are there available ones now? I'm avoiding discs brakes since I want to keep my hubs. I want that smooth lever feel so-so-much. I got new Dura Ace hosing and lubed the cables but still nowhere as smooth as a hydraulic. I'm afraid I probably won't care about price and go for the Red levers if they are compatible with my 105 stuff (are they?).
01-06-13, 10:17 PM
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I was looking at yokozumas and at the end thought the expensive ones can't be much smoother than the $20-30 dura ace housings. Cables just can't be as smooth as hydraulics.
01-07-13, 08:09 AM
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With my apologies to Enzo Ferrari; "You are building ATBs that go fast"
01-07-13, 08:19 AM
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I was out on a little weekend ride this Saturday and was trucking at about 25 in Door Zone Alley, by the college downtown. What had to be a hung over coed yanked her wheel out of a parking space and poked half of her car into the lane just to see what was coming. My 1x9 rolls with cabled V-brakes, and I laid rubber like a hipster without much effort. Once you begin to skid, it really doesn't matter how your calipers are engaged.
First electronic shifting, now messy, oily brake systems. Pretty soon, a road bike will be a car.
01-07-13, 12:39 PM
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How much more effectively do you need to stop?
I was out on a little weekend ride this Saturday and was trucking at about 25 in Door Zone Alley, by the college downtown. What had to be a hung over coed yanked her wheel out of a parking space and poked half of her car into the lane just to see what was coming. My 1x9 rolls with cabled V-brakes, and I laid rubber like a hipster without much effort. Once you begin to skid, it really doesn't matter how your calipers are engaged.
First electronic shifting, now messy, oily brake systems. Pretty soon, a road bike will be a car.
I was out on a little weekend ride this Saturday and was trucking at about 25 in Door Zone Alley, by the college downtown. What had to be a hung over coed yanked her wheel out of a parking space and poked half of her car into the lane just to see what was coming. My 1x9 rolls with cabled V-brakes, and I laid rubber like a hipster without much effort. Once you begin to skid, it really doesn't matter how your calipers are engaged.
First electronic shifting, now messy, oily brake systems. Pretty soon, a road bike will be a car.
Hydro's aren't messy even when bleeding. Cables are messier imo when you take it out and clean/lube the thing.
01-07-13, 02:26 PM
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I changed brake and der cables in less than 20 minutes this weekend. That included housing, tips and ferrules. Jagwire basic pre-lubed housing and a good set of cable cutters. Wrenching is not for everyone though, and we all have preferences.
