It seems moderately necessary to point out that there's nothing specific to a frame that's made for hydraulic disc brakes that is different than on a frame made for cable disc brakes. Therefore, IF Riv makes a bike for disc brakes, which seems only a tiny bit likely IMO, there's no need for any of us to be forced into one type of brake or another.
I like hydraulic brakes. I've been using several models of Avid hydraulics for about 3 years now, and I've never had one single problem with them. They are, for all practical purposes, self-adjusting and never seem to make any superfluous noise. It is true, however, that using hydraulic brakes does limit brake lever options. Think of the hydraulic brake/lever as a single unit, rather than the mix and match experience of cable-actuated systems. This is a mix-and-match-centric group, I realize. On Tuesday, September 4, 2012 9:37:17 PM UTC-5, Montclair BobbyB wrote: > > Or hydraulic brakes... I've been riding both cable and hydraulic disc > brakes for years, and I'm here to tell you, hydraulic Shimano's (the older > style) are the bee's knees... I've never had issues with busted brake lines > or poor performance... They're easy to maintain and super dependable, way > more dependable than rim brakes! And even the best-adjusted cable-actuated > disc brakes can't come close to the hydraulics. The price has come way > down on hydraulic brakes... there are few reasons left to go with cable > discs... I've been running them on my mountain bikes for years in all kinds > of rought weather conditions (including ice and snow). THEY STOP in all > kinds of weather! > > I'd love to see a disc version Rivendell...although I fear it would > require a beefier fork (for the forces applied to the lower section of the > fork). This might be a challenge to make a beefier fork that looks > elegant. Then again, I'll bet it's possible to preserve the beauty in a > disc version.. Wes Williams (for example) makes a beautifully curved 29er > disc fork (the Willits WOW). I love the look of rim brakes, but > performance wise there's simply no contest between rim and disc brakes. > > Peace, > BB > > On Monday, September 3, 2012 5:53:11 PM UTC-4, James Warren wrote: >> >> >> I would like it if this bike were made ready for disc brakes. Mechanical >> ones. >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/qY1rZLlYWloJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
