i hadn't even thought about that! A disc Hunq would definitely be awesome. Especially since the Clem / Appaloosa are slowly overlapping into Hunq territory...
On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 1:32:46 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I think a disc equipped Hunq or Atlantis would be wonderful. > > Can't you find bolt-on brackets for rear disk calipers? If so, wouldn't > the easy way to do this be to offer a choice of rim brake or disk brake > forks? > > Why does everyone spell it "disc" instead of "disk"? > > On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 11:29 AM, RJM <crccp...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> I should add that my other mountain bike is a fully rigid single >> speed Niner Sir9, which is a steel 29'er with a carbon fork (yeah, yeah, I >> know.) The bike is fun, but utilizes disc brakes. I do wish riv would >> produce a steel frame bike with disk like the Bombadil disc model, because >> I would be all over it. Rigid fork mountain bikes are a blast. >> >> On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 12:26:19 PM UTC-5, RJM wrote: >>> >>> Rim brakes are fine for road biking and fine for a touring bike where >>> speeds aren't getting too fast. I can see the allure to disc brake equipped >>> touring bikes though since the weight is higher and the possibility of over >>> cooking a rim on a mountain descent is real. >>> >>> However.... >>> >>> There is absolutely no way I'm going back to rim brakes on mountain >>> bikes though....and hydraulics are so much better than cable in that arena. >>> Here is the thing, hydraulic disc brakes are super simple to work on and >>> aren't a black box, no more so than cable actuated brakes. The feel of disc >>> brakes when ripping down a trail is loads better than rim brakes, and that >>> includes v-brakes which are strong, powerful brakes. The ease at which I >>> can scrub speed on my Trek Fuel which uses Shimano XT hydraulic disc is so >>> awesome and needed, because I really don't think I could be riding the way >>> I do down the trail with a rim brake. >>> >>> Two problems exist with rim braking on a mountain bike, IMHO...mud and >>> grime getting all over the brake track which seems to happen on every ride, >>> and the lever feel stays the same with disc, which doesn't with rim >>> braking. I'm not describing that correctly though; what I mean is that rim >>> braking doesn't seem consistent in the muddy world of mountain biking, >>> compared to hydraulic disc. >>> >>> I took my very nice 1996 26" wheeled specialized stumpjumper with >>> canti's out on the trail not too long ago just to see how it rode and play >>> around. The one thing I took from that ride is that rim brakes on mountain >>> bikes suck compared to a disc brake setup. No contest. >>> >>> Setting up and servicing hydraulic disc brakes like Shimano's XTs is an >>> easier process than setting up canti brakes, especially premier brakes like >>> Pauls, which I find are a pain in the butt to work on. Seriously, they >>> aren't difficult at all. >>> >>> On Friday, May 13, 2016 at 9:19:47 AM UTC-5, Will wrote: >>> >>>> Might be nice to push back to GP and encourage more of these posts. >>>> >>> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the > world revolves.) *Carthusian motto > > *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart > > *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle > > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
