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MTB disc brake caused wild fire
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. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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MTB disc brake caused wild fire
On Monday, March 26, 2018 at 12:15:26 PM UTC-7, 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. The scoffers are so sorry to have scoffed! We will now proceed to hysteria! http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/wwfeatures/w...p/p03lcphh.jpg -- Jay Beattie. BTW -- note to Swiss MTB rider: if your bike has flaming hot rotors, lay it down on the right side or lean it against a tree. |
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MTB disc brake caused wild fire
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 |
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MTB disc brake caused wild fire
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. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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MTB disc brake caused wild fire
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! -- - Frank Krygowski |
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MTB disc brake caused wild fire
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. Interestingly, the grinding noise from the Koolstop pads was worse than from the much cheaper Clarks pads. Braking efficiency in that weather was equally lousy. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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MTB disc brake caused wild fire
On 27/03/18 09:27, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-03-26 15:11, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 3/26/2018 5:42 PM, Joerg wrote: 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. Interestingly, the grinding noise from the Koolstop pads was worse than from the much cheaper Clarks pads. Braking efficiency in that weather was equally lousy. I just got home from a ride in the rain. I used my rim brakes for quite a way down the 2km descent to home. I didn't notice any grinding noise. I washed a little aluminium oxide from the rims and brakes when I got home. No big deal. -- JS |
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MTB disc brake caused wild fire
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. I suspect that not many non-disc brake tandems, other than the el-cheapo BSO tandems, are being sold anymore. Santana does have one entry-level model where the disc brake is optional. |
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MTB disc brake caused wild fire
On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:57:31 -0700, sms
wrote: Grant Petersen was right. https://www.rivbike.com/pages/disc-brakes Well, he kinda often is... |
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MTB disc brake caused wild fire
On Monday, March 26, 2018 at 8:42:44 PM UTC-7, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:57:31 -0700, sms wrote: Grant Petersen was right. https://www.rivbike.com/pages/disc-brakes Well, he kinda often is... He's right for him. Personally, I think his bikes look like Victorian reproductions. https://78.media.tumblr.com/79e9dcf8...3ngpo8_540.jpg Not that I hate steel, but if I were buying a steel all-in-one bike, I'd get one with discs because I ride in the rain a lot -- most days this time of year. You have more choices with tires and can even switch between wheels sizes if that's your thing. Cable discs are easy to install and maintain although pad life is shorter. Hydraulics are awesome but you have to do some plumbing and the concept of a hydraulic system on a bike may be too much for some. -- Jay Beattie. |
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