I lift as well, I was 285 with a decent pull / squat for a fat old man.

Nothing like running down a hill, knowing well, the brakes all out, will only keep you from breaking 40-45... And if a car pulls out, well it's gonna hurt.

I couldn't get my canti's set up right on my Fuji tourer. No one could, then a builder here pointed out I was flexing the frame, so I'd need brake boosters. He suggested disc as I had other frame related issues due to strength / weight.


Built up a DT and wow, decent discs (road bb7's) are marvelous!!!! 2 finger stops no matter how steep.
Yeah, we'll get people on here start talking crap about traction limits...
Guess what if they run more than rubber bands they'll have traction.
My 38 marathons (ok, the rear's a dreaded +) have more than enough to haul me down quite quickly, even in the rain...
Then they'll start talking about endo's... Another open secret, wheelbase and weight distribution.