Does Anyone Prefer Rim Brakes Over Discs?
06-10-06, 10:21 AM
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the ONLY reason i could justify rim brakes is a monetary one. this is completely respectable. notice i NEVER take stabs on this forum at people that own department store bikes or low quality forks, etc....
everyone else on here with other reasons are Cutting off their nose to spite their face. sad thing is, they don't even realize it. weight is not a reason. the lightest disc set-ups are very close.
oh...and to you trials riders (you know who you are), this is a mountain bike forum
some of us are well aware of Mag hs33 and their most useful purpose.
(you trials guys...don't take the above comment against you at all! i love trials and can't wait to get a trials bike one day soon i hope. the stuff they do is amazing
...but what works in trials doesn't mean some of the DHers, FRers, or XCers should start grinding their rims, drilling holes in their rims, tarring their rims, or retro fitting hs33's on their bikes 
i know you guys are already aware of this, so no need to yell at me.)
incidently, to those of you discussing water as fluid in your lines, there is a current thread going here regarding this very topic. www.observedtrials.net
https://www.observedtrials.net/vb/showthread.php?t=21205
everyone else on here with other reasons are Cutting off their nose to spite their face. sad thing is, they don't even realize it. weight is not a reason. the lightest disc set-ups are very close.
oh...and to you trials riders (you know who you are), this is a mountain bike forum
some of us are well aware of Mag hs33 and their most useful purpose.(you trials guys...don't take the above comment against you at all! i love trials and can't wait to get a trials bike one day soon i hope. the stuff they do is amazing
...but what works in trials doesn't mean some of the DHers, FRers, or XCers should start grinding their rims, drilling holes in their rims, tarring their rims, or retro fitting hs33's on their bikes i know you guys are already aware of this, so no need to yell at me.)incidently, to those of you discussing water as fluid in your lines, there is a current thread going here regarding this very topic. www.observedtrials.net
https://www.observedtrials.net/vb/showthread.php?t=21205
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06-10-06, 05:48 PM
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No mx weight IS a factor. Its a factor becasue people do not have lots of money sitting around to get super light disc brakes! Stopping power is questionable, but the simplicity of v-brakes does appeal to some people.
In my opinion is mainly a cost factor, extreemly high end v-brakes, or mid end mechanical disc brakes.
And No, i'm not cutting off my nose.
In my opinion is mainly a cost factor, extreemly high end v-brakes, or mid end mechanical disc brakes.
And No, i'm not cutting off my nose
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06-10-06, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by blue_neon
No mx weight IS a factor. Its a factor becasue people do not have lots of money sitting around to get super light disc brakes! Stopping power is questionable, but the simplicity of v-brakes does appeal to some people.
In my opinion is mainly a cost factor, extreemly high end v-brakes, or mid end mechanical disc brakes.
And No, i'm not cutting off my nose.
In my opinion is mainly a cost factor, extreemly high end v-brakes, or mid end mechanical disc brakes.
And No, i'm not cutting off my nose
. obviously weight is not too bad or Lowcel wouldn't use them!
well, i must be a ****** then because my canti's are 10 times more of a pain in the a$$ to set-up than my discs ever were. they are dirty, a pain to try to get the toe-in right, a pain to get uniform and symetrical on both sides, make my rims all grimy....i could go on and on!
to top it off, all the ladies laugh at me as i coast by with rim brakes. they never point and giggle when i flaunt my Hopes
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06-10-06, 08:12 PM
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obviously weight is not too bad or Lowcel wouldn't use them!
06-10-06, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Flak
Thats a solid point right there.
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