Originally Posted by mindbogger
LIES!
First time I tried hydros I was not prepared for them . Coming off vbrakes, i had to pull the lever all the way to the bar to stop. With this thought in my mind. I pulled pretty hard on the hydro lever and went flying.
Good times.
Ummmmm duuuuuuuuhhhhh, LOL, V-brakes suck, and that's the long and short. If you are never going to go off a paved street, never do anything to bend a rim, and never ride in wet conditions then by all means V-brake will work fine.