Originally Posted by
jimc101
And Deore are not somthing you would use for DH racing, the OP suggested the Deores vs BB7's, and at the end of the day, they will be paying; but good hydraulics will always be better than good mechanical.
For the sake of of this debate, lets just say your right. And all city commuter bikes need to be outfitted with Deore Hydraulic Brakes.
I do not even care to look up the V- brakes that came on his coworkers Trek FX 7.4, but replacing those will take all of 20 minutes and less than 30.00 dollars.
http://www.amazon.com/Tektro-High-Pe.../dp/B003ZKHPL4
http://www.rei.com/product/751341/sh...:referralID=NA
Unless he goes with your advice, and will need new hubs, rotors, brakes, levers, plus the labor if he can't do it himself.
Wonder what that is going to cost him ? Thank God I find almost ALL decent V-brakes provide good stopping power under normal riding conditions, and we are on the HYBRID Forum, not the MTB.....