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artemidorus wrote:
A new first for me today - I saw a bicycle with disc brakes and a kickstand. How many points for a shopping basket, if enough I might get one! -- Remove norubbish to reply |
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artemidorus wrote:
A new first for me today - I saw a bicycle with disc brakes and a kickstand. Getting quite common. Big W bikes now have disk brakes. Why you would want a small disc brake, which will put serious stresses into your front wheel spokes, when you already have a much larger disk brake (rim) which puts no or very little stress into your spokes, is totally beyond my understanding. Please explain the benefits of disk over rim brakes. Theo |
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Theo Bekkers wrote:
Please explain the benefits of disk over rim brakes. 1) disks do not buckle 2) greater braking effect possible 3) less susceptible to weather effect, aka water on steel. 4) greater brake pad area = less brake pad fad from heat. 5) reduced spoke breakage 6) some other piece of bull****, since I could never afford them {:-0. |
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"Terryc" wrote: Theo Bekkers wrote: Please explain the benefits of disk over rim brakes. 1) disks do not buckle 2) greater braking effect possible 3) less susceptible to weather effect, aka water on steel. 4) greater brake pad area = less brake pad fad from heat. 5) reduced spoke breakage ?? not so sure about the reduced spoke breakage 6) braking in dirty conditions doesn't wear out your rims 7) brake operation is unaffected by buckled rim 8) brake pads (tiny) will last you much longer - about 5-7000 kms, rim brake pads can scrub out in one bad wet day's ride -- Cheers Peter ~~~ ~ _@ ~~ ~ _- \, ~~ (*)/ (*) |
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PeteSig wrote:
?? not so sure about the reduced spoke breakage thinking less forces, aka no or reduced braking force through the spokes. smoother, rather than the rough/pulsed braking direct on rim as it wobbles from buckles, jerks from crud, etc. shrug as I said, I was skimming it a bit. I've never owned them. |
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Terryc Wrote: PeteSig wrote: thinking less forces, aka no or reduced braking force through the spokes. The opposite is true - forces acting on the spokes are much greater with disc/hub brakes. It's why disc hubs have great big flanges - to reduce spoke tension during braking. -- artemidorus |
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Terryc wrote:
Theo Bekkers wrote: Please explain the benefits of disk over rim brakes. 1) disks do not buckle 2) greater braking effect possible 3) less susceptible to weather effect, aka water on steel. 4) greater brake pad area = less brake pad fad from heat. 5) reduced spoke breakage 6) some other piece of bull****, since I could never afford them {:-0. 1) there's a whole industry for buckled discs in cars. 2) Err, what? How? I can lock up my wheels on my rim-braked bikes, though I try not to. 3) You have steel rims, or you have steel discs? 4) Smaller area to dissipate said heat from disc. 5) As Artimedoris said, the exact opposite is true. A disc on a radial spoked front wheel could easily invite disaster. 6) Agreed. Theo |
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