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Old March 13th 19, 04:58 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Radey Shouman
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Default The death of rim brakes?

Frank Krygowski writes:

On 3/12/2019 9:01 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 3/12/2019 7:23 PM, Mark J. wrote:
On 3/12/2019 11:57 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 3/12/2019 11:07 AM, Joerg wrote:
On 2019-03-10 06:34, wrote:
I keep reading see all the bikes coming out and basically all disc
brakes. I cannot believe rim brakes are going to be gone but maybe I
am just kidding myself. I frankly hate the disc brake look and
certainly for a long time parts will be around but are these rim
brakes a dead deal.


Disc brakes are simply better. Take a look around around
automotive and motorcycles. How many new cars and motorcycles are
there that still have drum brakes in front?

On Sunday I experienced the umpteenth reminder why rim brakes are
inferior. We had to cross some unpaved area on the road bikes and
it had rained. Muddy. Afterwards a descent on pavement, I reached
in and after the usual and expected one-second of zero brake
action the rim brakes came on. There was an awful grinding noise,
you could literally hear aluminum being eaten.

And yet, you survived. So did your rims.

I've heard that sound thousands of times. I've never had a crash
or rim failure as a result.

Failure in one day, no, I haven't heard that either.Â* Failure over
a shorter-than-you'd expect span of months, I've experienced that
personally as have others on this NG.


I've never had a rim fail by that mechanism at all. I'm not aware of
any of my riding friends suffering that failure.

Many, many years ago I was on a mountain bike ride where such a
failure happened to an out-of-town guy I didn't know; so I
understand it's possible. But I don't think it's at all common, at
least around here. And especially for road bikes.

Someone recently proposed that local soil content can make a
difference. I'm open to that possibility. In our area, soils
typically have high clay content, and I suppose that's not very
abrasive stuff.


I guess we could do a poll. How many here have had a road bike rim
fail by having the brakes eat through it?


Guilty.

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