I generally weigh between 220 and 240 depending on the usual factors. I find 559's to be fine brakes as long as it has good pads. The stock ones are ok. With upgraded pads I can skid on the pavement if I want to (I don't want to).
On Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 1:29:56 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > I think rider weight matters a lot here. For those of us riding size 57+ > bikes and weighing 180lbs or more, the R559 leaves a little to be desired. > Sometimes I can’t even skid on dirt. > > On Aug 26, 2025, at 10:15 AM, Piaw Na <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM Will Boericke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What about descending steep hills off pavement in the rain? This is >> where I have found the 559s less-than-pleasing. Can I say it would have >> been better with another (non-disc) brake? Not sure. >> > > No problems there either. Tire traction is more of an issue than brake > pads grabbing the rim. Usually in the rain the trails around here get > sloppy so even if you locked up the wheels the tires would keep sliding in > the mud. Not sure how discs would improve that situation. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/gNgexi0ENZo/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPh0EZ4jaERygFQKAyB8KSRHLBsz5tpZ-5V%3DCjUGKX0-vwR_tA%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPh0EZ4jaERygFQKAyB8KSRHLBsz5tpZ-5V%3DCjUGKX0-vwR_tA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/416bf7fc-a1a1-412e-8e4e-67af4259c551n%40googlegroups.com.
