I wrote a big, long response sharing my personal experiences with moving to new tech related to bikes and cars, but in the end, I came to the same place...
Why not? Disc brakes are good. Maybe they they don't have the character or aesthetics of our beloved rim brakes, but they are good, even better when added to the already wonderful qualities of a Riv. (lugged Hunqadiscer for me please) On Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 3:30:33 PM UTC-5, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Now that I've conjured up my future-Riv on the "what type of bike" thread > (full disclosure: I also sent an email to Roman @ Riv), I guess I'll > campaign for it on its own thread. > > I know Grant/Riv isn't big on disc brakes, but a lot of people prefer them > in the dirt. I'm not sure there's much of a market for a pricier > fully-lugged disc Riv, but a Hunqapillar-ish semi-TIGed 650B model in the > Clem/Roadini price range would be the bee's pajamas. Would you buy a Riv > dirt bike (I'm campaigning for a small "dirt bike" decal, too) with > mechanical discs? > > Joe "weak hands" Bernard > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
