who makes disc brake road bikes?
03-28-04, 05:04 PM
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who makes disc brake road bikes?
o.k., i've been riding (just) a mountain bike for years, and want to buy another road bike.
considering i sold off/gave away my last road bikes over ten years ago, i've got a question:
having fallen in love with disc brakes on my mountain bike, who makes road bikes with disc brakes? i know they exist, but can't seem to find any.
considering i sold off/gave away my last road bikes over ten years ago, i've got a question:
having fallen in love with disc brakes on my mountain bike, who makes road bikes with disc brakes? i know they exist, but can't seem to find any.
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You can really only find disc on cross and touring bikes from the major brands. Giant has a disc touring model, Redline and Cannondale have disc cross bikes, and there are a couple of higher-end custom types who make disc compatible. There are also a couple of flatbar commuter/townie types with discs, Kona is the only one I can remember off the top of my head.
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You could look into the Cannondale Bad Boy Ultra. It's an interesting bike.
Disk brake road wheels on a mtb frame. You can also switch out the wheels and put on mtb wheels. I've got one. It's fun, but I'm not crazy about flat bars on a road bike and have ended up using it mostly as a mtb bike. But if you dig flat bars, check it out.
Disk brake road wheels on a mtb frame. You can also switch out the wheels and put on mtb wheels. I've got one. It's fun, but I'm not crazy about flat bars on a road bike and have ended up using it mostly as a mtb bike. But if you dig flat bars, check it out.
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Originally Posted by jhota
who makes road bikes with disc brakes? i know they exist, but can't seem to find any.
Very nice (IMHO), but very expensive, stainless steel, only made-to-measure: Marschall Alamo. (More here: Marschall -> go to "Rennrad".
