On May 4, 2007, at 11:18 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 4/5/07, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Now, enough of these pansy road bikes. >> http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/temp/enduro.jpg > > Nice. I nearly got discs. Do they get mudded up / need more servicing?
I haven't done much mud-riding on that bike but I suspect that discs would be a lot better as the braking surface will be out of the mud (unlike rims). I wouldn't expect grit to be a problem as it'll end up being pushed into the holes. The brakes on that bike are insanely powerful so you only ever need to use one finger. This leads to better control of the bike (more fingers on the grip) and much less strain on the hands. I don't think servicing is too much of a problem. Cheap disc brakes still use cables so they'd be easy. The hydraulic ones can vary but they do seem to be pretty reliable. - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
