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/-/LEiARNal-noJ. 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.
