My prediction...rim brakes are not going to make a comeback...not in mountain biking (or "hillbiking"). There just isn't any real good reason to use a rim brake over a modern disc brake today given that there is a definite performance advantage and a huge supply of products available at all price points and most work very well. I mean, I'll buy a bike with canti posts and ride it happily, but it is not my preference. It's not a deal breaker but I don't see canti posts and think "so awesome!"
I have always thought mechanical disc brakes worked about the same as a v-brake (hydros being a different conversation) with regards to power, modulation and setup until I used a Paul Klamper. That brake is so freaking easy to set up; it's powerful; it feels really good in use and I just don't know why I haven't been using it on every bike I can. Anyway, I don't want to turn this thread into a canti-vs-disc argument. I got my preferences, for sure. I'm sure someone will make a rim compatible with this bike and it's need for a rim braking surface for a long time; I wouldn't worry about that. Choices will be less, of course. On Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 11:13:31 AM UTC-5, masmojo wrote: > I personally wouldn't worry much about the rims if they potentially were > something that could be more popular in the future. Examples: moustache > handlebars, normal width 650B rims, etc., but I am guessing 2.8" tires will > require a wider rim be made. Plenty of them in all diameters, until you add > rim braking capability and then it drops to none, one, two(?). > Of course who knows, rim brakes might make a comeback!? > Even when it comes to regular 650b rim brake rims pickings are slim; I > presume they are prolific enough between retro bikes & modern recent > offerings to always be available, but who knows? -- 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.
