disk breaks vs rim breaks
05-30-05, 07:25 PM
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A big difference.
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(Im very helpfull)
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Depends on how much you weigh, what kind of conditions you ride in and what type of riding you do. They make a big difference, but you might not need the difference if you ride a certain way.
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Originally Posted by madbiker555
A big difference.
(Im very helpfull)
(Im very helpfull)
05-30-05, 07:36 PM
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well, i have started biking quite agressively on downhill sections. the hills that i bike on are quite prone to wetness anbd puddles in the fall and winter (i know, its in a while).
@swifferman, i weigh about 150 lbs
@swifferman, i weigh about 150 lbs
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When a disc breaks, you can still ride home since you still have the other disc to help you brake.
When a rim breaks, unless it's the front rim and you can wheelie your way home, you're pretty much up the creek.
I'd take a disc breaking if I had to make a choice.
When a rim breaks, unless it's the front rim and you can wheelie your way home, you're pretty much up the creek.
I'd take a disc breaking if I had to make a choice.
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Originally Posted by slvoid
When a disc breaks, you can still ride home since you still have the other disc to help you brake.
When a rim breaks, unless it's the front rim and you can wheelie your way home, you're pretty much up the creek.
I'd take a disc breaking if I had to make a choice.
When a rim breaks, unless it's the front rim and you can wheelie your way home, you're pretty much up the creek.
I'd take a disc breaking if I had to make a choice.
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But it wouldnt matter if you had disc brakes or rim breaks, your screwed either way if your rim breaks. And if you meant a disc getting messd up over v-brakes, you basicaly have no point there
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Originally Posted by jazzMan
well, i have started biking quite agressively on downhill sections. the hills that i bike on are quite prone to wetness anbd puddles in the fall and winter (i know, its in a while).
In dry conditions I would consider what kind of riding you do. On downhills, there are nothing better than disks. That is what I think anyway..
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Dual?? Never seen that.
Hmmm...that reminds me...anyone remember drum brakes? Worst thing to happen to bicycles. I still see them on bikes in biking catalogues.
Hmmm...that reminds me...anyone remember drum brakes? Worst thing to happen to bicycles. I still see them on bikes in biking catalogues.
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Originally Posted by swifferman
Depends on how much you weigh, what kind of conditions you ride in and what type of riding you do. They make a big difference, but you might not need the difference if you ride a certain way.
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Originally Posted by slvoid
When a disc breaks, you can still ride home since you still have the other disc to help you brake.
When a rim breaks, unless it's the front rim and you can wheelie your way home, you're pretty much up the creek.
I'd take a disc breaking if I had to make a choice.
When a rim breaks, unless it's the front rim and you can wheelie your way home, you're pretty much up the creek.
I'd take a disc breaking if I had to make a choice.
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Originally Posted by southern91love
iv seen sum brutal brekas, iv seen a mechanicla disk break with its wires fused together with v brakes, it was like an instand dead stop. v and disk, and iv see double disk braks in front.
Seriously. Learn how to spell, and then learn how to use punctuation.
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now, if (hypothetically) i were to install disk breaks onto my bike, what would i have to do, and what would i have to buy? my bike's frame is already compatible for disks
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Originally Posted by jazzMan
now, if (hypothetically) i were to install disk breaks onto my bike, what would i have to do, and what would i have to buy? my bike's frame is already compatible for disks
Use the search function across the top of your screen, this topic has been debated ad-nauseum many times before 
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Originally Posted by southern91love
iv seen sum brutal brekas, iv seen a mechanicla disk break with its wires fused together with v brakes, it was like an instand dead stop. v and disk, and iv see double disk braks in front.
Originally Posted by jazzMan
now, if (hypothetically) i were to install disk breaks onto my bike, what would i have to do, and what would i have to buy? my bike's frame is already compatible for disks
The short list.
- One each Front and rear Avid BB7's https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/126...rake-160mm.htm
- 1 Set Sun Rhynolite mounted to XT disc https://www.pricepoint.com/detail/120...-Lite-Rims.htm
- new cables and housing
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You spelled again wrong, you didnt capitalize more, and you didn't use a period.