Disc brakes for Riv ? Me thinks not also. They have their cons too, just like every brake. This does not make it the best brake for all conditions, let alone the best brake.
This article expresses some cons .... http://www.rodbikes.com/articles/brakes.html On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 1:49:38 PM UTC-4, RJM wrote: > > I don't ever see Riv embracing disk brakes. > On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 10:48:31 AM UTC-5, Clayton wrote: >> >> I love Rivendell, but ick. I don't get it. I'd rather see a lugged, disc >> brake equipped 29+ for bikepacking. With a high enough BB to run 29er 2.0s. >> The ultimate touring bike, by Rivendell, as it should be. I'd have two >> wheel sets, one super fat and one not so fat. Quick change with discs. I >> will wait, patiently, for it is inevitable that Rivee will make such a >> bike. ;) >> >> Clayton >> >> On Tuesday, March 11, 2014 8:29:31 PM UTC-7, Christopher Murray wrote: >>> >>> Check it out in all it's blue-ness! >>> >>> http://rivbike.tumblr.com >>> >>> Cheers! >>> Chris >>> >>> -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
