As with others, I definitely like discs for muddy riding or lots of stream crossings, mostly for avoiding the sandpaper effect with wet, dirty pads and the no-brainer braking consistency after the rim gets doused.
Also, as with others, I've found setup to be finicky, pad wear to be meh, and it's hard to tell how low the pads are. There's also disc brake rub - just noise, not real friction - which provides a pinging soundtrack to your ride and tends to come and go, and come and go, and come and go... Hydraulics are butter, but need to be bled periodically, and, please, just replace the innards if you think there's a leak somewhere. I maintain my own bikes and am now in the "ride more, wrench less" stage of my life so I've moved away from the MTB braking heaven that is hydraulics. I found discs to be overkill in my road applications. I've heard on a fully loaded touring rig it could make a difference, but I don't have first hand knowledge. I like plus sized tires for singletrack while some folks like fatties (>3.5" wide), and those tires may not work with a rim brake. I would not be surprised, though, if some crazy fool is using a set of 26 x 4.8 Surly Lou's with cantis and extra long straddle wires. Bike geeks are awesome. Finally, since this is a Riv board, a disc option Riv custom 650b with Hunq-y lugs that can take a 3" (or even 2.5") wide tire would put my bank account and marriage in serious jeopardy. --Ed C. On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 8:09:11 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I'm putting this in a new thread, because I have some questions. Note: I'm > not disagreeing, I'm asking because I want to know more. > > Clayton said, in the Rivs On Block thread: > > *- More margin betw. rim and brake to adjust for rub. Disc brakes usually > have much tighter clearances and make it a much more fiddly affair to get > rid of rub (applies mostly to hydros)* > *- Typically lighter weight* > *[...]* > *- Pads tend to last longer* > > #1: I agree that this is very true for mechanical discs, but for > hydraulics? I thought that pads for hydraulics allowed more gap than those > for mechanicals, at least once-sided-pull mechanicals. For me, this isn't > merely academic; it may influence my choice of mechanicals over hydraulics > one day. > > #2: Yes, calipers are lighter, but then disc-specific rims can be much > lighter than rim brake rims, at least in the wider sizes. > > #3: I've read that this is true; I've also read the opposite (recently, in > a review of some disc setup -- Bike Radar? Which one is true? > > I do know that my Kool Stop salmons seem to last years if not decades. > > -- > *30% Supply and Demand discount, listmembers only, on all resume, > LinkedIn, and writing services, until Demand equals Supply! And there's > more! 10% kickback for any referral resulting in fully paid, list-price > contract. And still more! I am offering services in trade for a road bike, > or frame and parts, that are period compatible with my AM hub, circa 1937 > to 1961. See my website for what I do and what I charge; email for details.* > > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > ************************************************************************** > ************** > > > > -- 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.
