While I haven't used hydraulics, will agree with Jim they seem the most maintenance free and probably the bestest choice for winter riding in places like Minnesota. Tried cable pull discs one winter and it was not a good thing. Snow/slush gummed up the caliper right quick. (Might have been bad luck on my part. Others have had no problems.)
My city bike has cantilevers. Never had a problem of adjustment in winter. Abrading through a rim, yes. Diving under, no. Pauls are extra nice due to the sealed springs. For other city biking likes - flat bars, but not as swept back as the Albatross or Bosco. Want some weight on the front wheel for control on ice and snow. Fenders, yes. Aluminum for extra width, but think plastic might survive longer being banged around. Dyno hub, but willing to forego with the newest recharables. Tires - 38 to 40 are fine. Gears - my city bike is a 1x9. Definitely rear rack (my preference in handling and setup) and at least one Blackburn bottle cage that can hold a coffee thermos. All that said, my SimpleOne was used a lot last year as a city bike and it has drop bars, no dynohub, no full size rear rack (swap saddlebags with the Nitto grip) and only one gear. Great bike, but don't end up carrying as much on it and usually avoid the steepest climbs in St. Paul. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 8:09 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery < thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > I disagree with the person who said that maintenance of hydraulic brakes > is expensive and/or difficult. I have three bikes that have Avid hydraulic > disc brakes, from the cheapest to upper-midrange models. In several years > of all-conditions riding and intermittent storage, I've not had to bleed > any of them. They are the closest thing to a no-maintenance brake that I've > ever used. > > I have bled hydraulic brakes for others. It only takes a few minutes. > > -- > 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
