rim Brakes

Braking as such is not a huge issue with me. I live in the flatlands of Illinois we might at time see a 4% grade for 300 meters. I ride in the country on chip seal no a huge amount of traffic. I suppose I could ride a set of rim brake pads 50,000 miles before they would be consider worn.

So yesterday on a slight downhill before a country intersection with stop lights, I manage to get the bike to around 31 mph and the light turns red. Normally not a problem in the middle of nothing you just blow the light. Well a car a come up on the cross road but was stopped due to the light. I am maybe 200 meters out and decide to slam the brakes but carefully. Bike slowed nicely and the red light appears before. The nice lady actually waved me on but I was already in the stopping mode.

Bottom line............brakes worked find no need for disk. However, had it been raining and poor visibility, and more traffic I could see that disk brakes would be an advantage. I think I still would have been in no trouble at all but my thinking is disk brakes would have in that situation been a no brainer.

Deacon Mark

Op woensdag 7 oktober 2020 om 01:22:39 UTC+2 schreef :
Braking as such is not a huge issue with me. I live in the flatlands of Illinois we might at time see a 4% grade for 300 meters. I ride in the country on chip seal no a huge amount of traffic. I suppose I could ride a set of rim brake pads 50,000 miles before they would be consider worn.

So yesterday on a slight downhill before a country intersection with stop lights, I manage to get the bike to around 31 mph and the light turns red. Normally not a problem in the middle of nothing you just blow the light. Well a car a come up on the cross road but was stopped due to the light. I am maybe 200 meters out and decide to slam the brakes but carefully. Bike slowed nicely and the red light appears before. The nice lady actually waved me on but I was already in the stopping mode.

Bottom line............brakes worked find no need for disk. However, had it been raining and poor visibility, and more traffic I could see that disk brakes would be an advantage. I think I still would have been in no trouble at all but my thinking is disk brakes would have in that situation been a no brainer.

Deacon Mark


I think you still be allright in the wet with rim brakes if you don't mind grinding your rims. With CF rims disks are a must IMO and if you buy a new bike disks would be wise.

Lou

On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 11:23:30 PM UTC-7, wrote:
Op woensdag 7 oktober 2020 om 01:22:39 UTC+2 schreef :
Braking as such is not a huge issue with me. I live in the flatlands of Illinois we might at time see a 4% grade for 300 meters. I ride in the country on chip seal no a huge amount of traffic. I suppose I could ride a set of rim brake pads 50,000 miles before they would be consider worn.

So yesterday on a slight downhill before a country intersection with stop lights, I manage to get the bike to around 31 mph and the light turns red. Normally not a problem in the middle of nothing you just blow the light. Well a car a come up on the cross road but was stopped due to the light. I am maybe 200 meters out and decide to slam the brakes but carefully. Bike slowed nicely and the red light appears before. The nice lady actually waved me on but I was already in the stopping mode.

Bottom line............brakes worked find no need for disk. However, had it been raining and poor visibility, and more traffic I could see that disk brakes would be an advantage. I think I still would have been in no trouble at all but my thinking is disk brakes would have in that situation been a no brainer.

Deacon Mark
I think you still be allright in the wet with rim brakes if you don't mind grinding your rims. With CF rims disks are a must IMO and if you buy a new bike disks would be wise.

After that rain ride I had last winter I examined the rims afterwards and there was no sign of any addition marking.

On 10/7/2020 2:23 AM, Lou Holtman wrote:
Op woensdag 7 oktober 2020 om 01:22:39 UTC+2 schreef :
Braking as such is not a huge issue with me. I live in the flatlands of Illinois we might at time see a 4% grade for 300 meters. I ride in the country on chip seal no a huge amount of traffic. I suppose I could ride a set of rim brake pads 50,000 miles before they would be consider worn.

So yesterday on a slight downhill before a country intersection with stop lights, I manage to get the bike to around 31 mph and the light turns red. Normally not a problem in the middle of nothing you just blow the light. Well a car a come up on the cross road but was stopped due to the light. I am maybe 200 meters out and decide to slam the brakes but carefully. Bike slowed nicely and the red light appears before. The nice lady actually waved me on but I was already in the stopping mode.

Bottom line............brakes worked find no need for disk. However, had it been raining and poor visibility, and more traffic I could see that disk brakes would be an advantage. I think I still would have been in no trouble at all but my thinking is disk brakes would have in that situation been a no brainer.

Deacon Mark


I think you still be allright in the wet with rim brakes if you don't mind grinding your rims. With CF rims disks are a must IMO and if you buy a new bike disks would be wise.

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