On 2018-03-27 09:54, sms wrote:
On 3/26/2018 3:27 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-03-26 15:11, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 3/26/2018 5:42 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-03-26 13:57, sms wrote:
On 3/26/2018 12:15 PM, Joerg wrote:
Remember when some folks here scoffed at that risk? Bernd Ullrich in
the German language bike NG posted this link but it is in German:
http://www.rp-online.de/panorama/aus...-aid-1.7479241
Here are link with photos and a video of the fi
http://www.vol.at/vorarlberg-waldbra...rsberg/5722558
http://vorarlberg.orf.at/news/stories/2903197/
Long story short it says that a Swiss MTB rider parked his MTB in
grass after a downhill ride. Then ... phut ... smoke and flames. He
and two other guys were unable to put out the fast-spreading fire.
Two
helicopters over 100 fire fighters were required to get this under
control.
Grant Petersen was right.
https://www.rivbike.com/pages/disc-brakes
Quote "But the idea that hub-disc brakes are an advancement or even
desirable for general purpose riding ... is nonsense"
If that's really his reasoning then he hasn't got a clue. Yesterday I
coasted back down a hill with a friend and a nasty hail storm set in.
He had disc brakes and could always stop on a dime. I was on my road
bike with rim brakes and they started to fail miserably. I had to keep
them partially engaged almost the whole time to make sure I had enough
brake actions when needed.
You had to squeeze your levers almost the whole time?
Oh, the humanity!
It's not the squeezing, it's the constant grinding noise. Grinding
noise + several miles = rim abrasion.
Disc brakes are simply superior in that and many other domains.
I still have a Arai drum brake wheel for my Trek tandem. For long steep
descents on a tandem, you really have to watch out for rims heating to
the point where you can get a blowout.
IIRC it's a long volcano descent in Hawaii where they only rent out drum
brake bicycles to avoid problems with overheated brakes.
I suspect that not many non-disc brake tandems, other than the el-cheapo
BSO tandems, are being sold anymore.
They shouldn't be. I remember an executive retreat where one of the
team-building exercises was tandem riding with someone you do not often
interact with at the company. So here we were, both proud members of the
0.1-ton class, lumbering down a long hill. We were the bicycle
equivalent of a full propane truck. At some point a stench came from the
front rim brake rubbers.
You should have seen some of the teams where neither rider was a
cyclist. Priceless. However, laughing at other teams was not allowed.
... Santana does have one entry-level
model where the disc brake is optional.
One guy on the German NG has disc brakes plus a rim brake on the rear
for extra braking power. That makes a lot of sense on a vacation trip
with extra cargo.
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Regards, Joerg
http://www.analogconsultants.com/