Just think: a Hunqapillar or an Atlantis with hydraulic discs, front-wheel
swap-in electric motor, and full-time concierge parking service, and most
radical of all, *no second top tube!* C'mon, Grant!
Seriously, I can believe you. I've not tried hydraulic discs except for the
one time I sampled my next-door-neighbor's new mountain bike up and down
our cul de sac. One finger, and I almost threw myself over the bar.
That said, even the vintage BB7, in its current iterations, is wonderful --
I recall the older version of the BB7 Road that I installed on my
circa-2010 Redline Monocog 29er ('cuz I wanted to use drop bars). Doggggg!
I installed a 180 mm front rotor, Jagwire housing, and expensive pads --
NDG.* But the newer (2015) model BB7 Roads are just suweeet. Much better
than BB7 Mountains with V brake levers.
All that said, I have to agree with Garth (!!) in saying that ya pays yer
money and takes yer choice. Choose Rivendell handling and "feel" and be
content with rim brakes. Or insist on discs, and go elsewhere. Me, if I had
the $$, I'd very seriously consider buying a Hunq frame and taking it to a
local builder for disc adaptation.
* Technical engineering term for insufficient performance.
On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 3:49 PM, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "And I hear that hydraulic disc brakes are even more powerful and that
> they modulate even better than the best mechanicals."
>
> If you ever want to get brake-spoiled, try hydraulics. Power and
> modulation with light hand pressure out the kazoo; they make even the
> mechanical discs on my folder feel like stopping and old Chevy with drum
> brakes. I purposely avoided mentioning hydros in my earlier comment because
> this thread already has me promoting electric motors and mechanical discs
> for Rivendells. I gotta draw the line somewhere!
>
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