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Old 12-02-11 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by myrridin
You really should practices taking your tire off the bike and removing, then replacing the tube at home in comfort. so that WHEN you need to do so on the road side you can do so with minimal problems. If your going to break something, do so when it doesn't involve a walk home it what will undoubtedly be bad weather.
LOL!

To the OP, hint: it is "Brake", not "Break".

For wheel removal, discs are really no more complex than rim brakes - you just need to ensure that the disc slides into the caliper as you move the axle towards the dropout.
Maintenance wise, mechanical (cable actuated) discs are the simplest to work on, and hydraulic brakes are more complex *if* you ever need to do work beyond brake pad replacement.
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