Agree, if that's the only reason for preferring discs, it's a solution in search of a problem.
On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 12:39 PM, EasyRider <peter.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can you describe the wheelsets/swapping you do? I have a disc bike, and with > high-quality tires in the 650b x 40-50mm range, I don't anticipate swapping > very often, if at all. > > On Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 1:17:43 PM UTC-4, Jeff wrote: >> >> On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 12:34 PM, Garth <gart...@gmail.com> wrote: >> ... >>> >>> The disc brake mentions have me wondering aloud, what did people do >>> before disc brakes ? >> >> ... >> They didn't swap wheelsets with different diameters and wildly different >> width tires in a matter of seconds, or at all, with caliper, canti or >> v-brakes. >> >> Arguing that one brake stops better than another in all possible >> situations with all possible riders is a not likely an argument worth >> making, regardless of the brake that you'd represent. >> >> The ability to swap wheel sizes and tire widths in ways that was not >> previously available to me was not my original focus in moving to disc >> brakes, but, it has become a great feature, when selecting the right bike >> frame, to be able to maintain fewer complete bikes with an extra wheelset or >> two, to be able to satisfy a wider range of riding situations. >> >> -Jeff >> Silver Spring, MD >> > > -- > 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. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ signature goes here -- 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.
