I've never used any disc brakes, so I cant comment on performance, but one advantage of cable discs is that you can use any normal, standard-pull brake lever - brifter, mtb, inverse, guidonnet, etc.. This is why the 'cross and road disc bikes now hitting the shows use mostly cable discs. This will eventually change, of course, as road discs seem to be the Next Big Thing that Trekalized will push on the road riding masses, so hydraulic STI levers cant be too far off. For me, however, part of the Riv ethos is the idea that you can freely mix and match parts to suit. I've already messed this up a bit for myself with V-brakes, but at least you can find a lever that is convertible from short to long pull. Not sure if there is a lever than can convert from hydraulic to cable.
Another HUGE advantage to disc brakes, for the Riv and Bob folks, is you can use any wheel size your heart desires! As long as the frame has the right clearances, (and what Riv frame wouldn't?), you could pick 700c, 650b or even 26 at will. Sure, fender mounting could be tricky, but it's a lot easier to find fender mounting work-arounds than it is to move canti bosses. -Pete in CT On Tuesday, September 4, 2012 10:37:17 PM UTC-4, 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/-/ZalgjyXwiLcJ. 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.
