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To: Viking2002

Big problem: the front disc brake. It looks sporty, but if the spokes are not VERY strong and well tuned, in a hard stop the hub stops and the tire continues to rotate a bit, bending the rim to the point where it must be replaced. There is nothing wrong with rim brakes.

The bike has fenders to stop splashes.

I don’t know how well made it is, but I will see.


65 posted on 01/29/2017 5:43:01 PM PST by Loud Mime (Liberalism: Intolerance masquerading as tolerance, Ignorance masquerading as Intelligence)
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To: Loud Mime

“There is nothing wrong with rim brakes.”

As someone who weighs 200 lbs, used to put in over 100 miles per week commuting, and sometimes rides in wet conditions, I disagree. Rim brakes are awful. They don’t have the power to pull me down to speed quickly if i’m going over 10 mph or going downhill. They either barely work or lock up unpredictably if they’re wet. They fade when they get hot on long descents. They require more frequent adjustment and pad replacement than disk brakes.

They also literally eat their way through your rims every time you pull the brake lever. The heating/cooling from friction on rim brakes also tends to warp the rims so that they require constant truing. If the spokes on a disc rim are properly tensioned at the factory you’ll never have to touch them again unless you hit some pretty serious bumps.


84 posted on 01/29/2017 8:57:34 PM PST by Eisenhower Republican (Supervillains for Trump: "Because evil pays better!")
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