Brakes are important. Whatever type you have on your bike, make sure they work well. Pick the type that will work for you and the riding that you do. For me, my next frame will be a disc road.
Grant is an excellent writer who designs very pretty bicycles. He writes wonderfully and can extol the virtues of whatever products that his site is offering. It's called sales and marketing. On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 1:02 PM, drew <[email protected]> wrote: > im no scientist, and ive never used disc brakes, but the argument that the > stopping force near the hub is too extreme doesnt really work in my head, > as long as modulation is in play. i would understand it, if he is talking > about locking up the wheel on a regular basis, but assuming that's not the > case and you are just trying to slow down normally, is there any real risk > to the frame? > > anyway, i like rim brakes. i like the way they look. i know how to put > them together and take them apart. ill probably never need or want a disc > brake bike. i don't ride in the rain or mud very much here in CA, but when > i do, stopping can get scary. i can see someone wanting a better option for > that type of riding...which isnt really fringe riding for a lot of the > world. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
