But you don't need disks, hydraulic or mechanical, for perfect stopping! IME V's are wonderfully strong and IRD cantis are even better, IME (if someone besides me sets them up) -- both better than BB7s. IMO, the advantages of disks lie elswhere.
Still: a Riv that can take 65 mm tires, fenders and mud, with disks ... man, oh man! On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com > wrote: > Yeah, the Peregrine is a cool idea, and very beautiful... a similar Riv > version would be even *beautifuler...* > > The world may not be quite ready for hydraulic disc brakes on drop bar > bikes, but that needs to change... Quick stopping ability on a bike is far > too important. Shimano makes a fine hydraulic brifter for upright bars, but > they need to take this idea a step further and adapt it to drop bars. I run > only hydraulic discs on my mountain bikes (strictly for offroad use), but > I've also built up 2 Salsa Fargos primarily for road use with hydraulic > brifters on (upright) H-bars. The only way to describe them would be 'high > performance bliss'... they're simply the best, and they instill confidence > with their quick stopping power in all conditions. I love my cantis and > v-brakes, but in truth they're a compromise... they're adequate, but > they'll never come close to the performance of hydraulic discs. > > I don't love my Bomba and S1 any less because they have V-brakes, but if > Riv offered a disc version, I'd seriously consider trading up for that. > > Peace, > BB > > On Tuesday, September 4, 2012 11:39:45 PM UTC-4, bingomck wrote: >> >> Montclair Bobby >> >> Check out the Singular Peregrine if you want an example of a nice >> looking, lugged steel disc frame. Pretty affordable too if you can find one >> (if I recall only 1 US dealer). No idea how they ride, and I doubt like a >> Riv, but good looking. >> > -- > 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/-/4H-B3d43N-cJ. > > 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. > -- "Believe nothing until it has been officially denied." -- Claude Cockburn ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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.
